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Father pleads no contest to abuse, endangerment By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

A 52-year-old Northlake, Ill., man pleaded no contest Friday morning to five crimes stemming from a June 13 incident in which two of his children were found bound by their hands and

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Children were found tied up in Walmart parking lot feet in a Lawrence Walmart parking lot. As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Adolfo Gomez pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse — both felonies — and

three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment. The plea comes a week after Gomez’s wife, Deborah Gomez, 43, pleaded no contest to three counts of child endangerment.

Prosecutors and Adolfo’s attorney will recommend Adolfo be sentenced to 30 months in prison for the crimes at sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 8. Both Deborah and Adolfo

have been in custody since their arrests June 13. Douglas County prosecutors said the children have been placed in protective custody. As part of Deborah’s plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend she be sentenced Please see FATHER, page 2A Gomez

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Ohio State out for revenge against KU Revenge figures to be on the minds of Ohio State’s players and faithful entering today’s 3 p.m. clash against Kansas University after the Jayhawks twice beat the Buckeyes last year, including in the Final Four. Page 1B

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Process may be opened Downtown stores build on momentum up to others Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo

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The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” — Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the NRA, in a press conference Friday where he said more armed police officers, not gun laws, are what’s needed in every school to help stop shootings like last week’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Page 6A

INDEX Business 7A Classified 1C-4C Comics 6C Deaths 2A Events listings 10A, 2B Horoscope 5C Movies 4A Opinion 9A Puzzles 5C Society 10B Sports 1B-8B Television 10A, 2B, 5C Vol.154/No.357 26 pages

DOWNTOWN LAWRENCE has been aglow at night with holiday lights and busy shoppers.

By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

We’re now entering the overtime period of the holiday shopping season. With Thanksgiving coming early this year, there are five full weekends — instead of the more traditional four — between

Black Friday and Christmas, but Lawrence retailers said there will still be plenty of last-minute shopping going on this weekend. “The Saturday before Christmas is traditionally the biggest retail shopping day of the year,” said Joe Flannery, president of Weaver’s Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St. “It is bigger

than Black Friday by quite a bit. I think Saturday should be an exceptionally busy day.” The prospect has downtown retailers smiling because they said holiday sales totals already have been pretty good. Flannery estimated this year’s holiday totals are

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When you think of gasoline price wars, you think about gas stations across the street from each other dueling for customers. But grocery store gas wars? That’s what’s going on in Lawrence these days, where Dillons and Hy-Vee are promoting their competing gasoline discount programs in an effort to build customer loyalty to their grocery business. The winners of the war Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo are customers, who can save as much as $2 for every gallon of gas GARY VANHOOSIER, who works for purchased at the chains’ affiliated Robertson & Williams Transport, unloads gas stations, if they play their gas gasoline Thursday at the Hy-Vee gas sta- cards right. Dillons has had a Plus gasoline tion at 4000 W. Sixth St.

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card, which offers loyal customers points that can be exchanged for gas-price discounts, for years. But the competition heated up earlier this month when Hy-Vee introduced its own gas discount program. Game on: Dillons is now offering double points for every dollar a customer spends through March, and quadruple if he or she buys a gift card in the store, with 10 cents a gallon off for every 100 points a customer earns. HyVee is offering discounts based on purchases of certain products. For example, purchasing 10 Hy-Vee Greek yogurts will save the buyer 10 cents a gallon until

Plans for a $25 million cityowned recreation center in northwest Lawrence are shifting as questions emerge about the propriety of Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel building the project without going through the city’s standard bid process. City officials on Friday released details of discussions they are having with the Kansas University Endowment KANSAS Association UNIVERSITY about a process that would allow other construction companies to submit bids for the work. But the proposal stops short of following the city’s standard open bidding process. “We’re trying to be open to making a public-private partnership work here,” City Commissioner Mike Dever said of the new proposal. “This is an unusual opportunity for Lawrence, but we’re doing all of this in the spirit of openness.” The new proposal would require KU Endowment to invite bids from two other contractors — of the Endowment Association’s choosing — in

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Grocery stores compete for customer loyalty with gasoline discounts By Rebekka Schlichting

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They are giving us a chance to build something remarkCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A BETTY LOU (SUBLETT) HAYNES able and, as a reBetty Lou Haynes, 91 of Lawrence, formerly of Russell, addition to a bid from Bliss sult, there are a few died Dec. 19. Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 A.M. Sports, an entity that Frit- strings attached.” Dec. 22 at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell.

BETTY JEAN DAVIS Funeral services for Betty Jean Davis, 85, Lawrence, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012 at First Southern Baptist Church (4300 West 6th Street, Lawrence, 66049). Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery (4700 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, 66604). She died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at her home. Betty was born on October 26, 1927 in Topeka, KS the daughter of John Laurence and Hulda C. (Johnson) Johnson. She moved to Lawrence from Topeka in 1957. She was a Financial Administrator for Interx Research Corporation from 1973 – 1990. She formerly worked as a secretary for both Cordley and Deerfield in USD 497. She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church where she had been the Treasurer since 1973. She was a member of Helena Chapter #10 O.E.S. in Topeka, and a member of the Lawrence Knife and Fork Club. She was an avid bowler and bowled in the “Carol’s Bunch” league. She married Edward M. Davis on July 25, 1946 in Lyndon, KS. He preceded her in death September 25, 1993. Survivors include her daughter, Lucille Zimmer, and husband, Keith, Tecumseh, KS; three sons, John Edward Davis, and wife, Carolyn, Newport,

KY, Albert A. Davis, and wife, Sandy, Lawrence, Charles D. Davis, and wife, Judi, Lenexa, KS; seven grandchildren, John, Jr., Laura, Rebecca, Christy, Kevin, Carole, Jacob; ten great grandchildren; and two sisters, Harriet W. Horvath, Odenton, MD, and Mary Jane Fleenor, Topeka. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Lucille Schmidt, Frances Noble, Ruth Coffindaffer; two brothers, Eugene L. Johnson, Harold W. Johnson; and one great granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Coyle. The family will greet friends from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family suggests memorials in her name to First Southern Baptist Church and may be sent in care of the mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to www. warrenmcelwain.com. Please sign this guestbook at Obituaries. LJWorld.com.

Memorial Services for Miriam W. Duffelmeyer BlumBaur, 97, are pending and will be announced by WarrenMcElwain Mortuary. She died Dec. 21, 2012 at LMH.

FLORENCE E. SARLLS Services for Florence E. Sarlls, 88, Lawrence, are pending at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. She died on Dec. 20, 2012 at Medicalodges Eudora.

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to a year of probation. At Deborah’s plea hearing Dec 14, Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin — lifting a no-contact order — also opened the door for Deborah to have contact with her five children, ages 5, 7, 12, 13 and 15. That decision, however, will be made by another judge in the custody case. The 5- and 7-year-old were found bound outside the family’s van, while the other children were inside the vehicle, unbound. Testimony at prior hearings indicates the family was in Lawrence on its way from Illinois, heading to Arizona. Police used a Taser on Adolfo, who was uncooperative during the arrest. At previous hearings, Adolfo testified that he and his children were fearful of demon possession. In June, Martin declared Adolfo competent to stand trial. Adolfo, echoing his wife’s statements at her plea hearing, said, “I don’t

— City Commissioner Mike Dever be built on. KU Endowment has offered to donate the land to the city as part of a larger sports complex that would include a track and field stadium, soccer field, softball stadium and other amenities for KU Athletics. Fritzel is presumed to be the contractor for those improvements, and last week project officials confirmed the current proposal actually has Fritzel’s company owning those facilities and leasing them to KU. The city would own its recreation center, but KU Endowment has insisted on controlling construction of the center and then turning it over to the city after it is built. Dever on Friday said that insistence from KU is playing a role in why the city has not proposed a traditional bid for the center. “They are giving us a chance to build something remarkable and, as a result, there are a few strings attached,” Dever said. Dever said he thinks KU Endowment’s conditions on the project are reasonable. He estimated the KU facilities will represent an investment of at least $50 million. “If you had a chance to control what your neighbor’s property is going to look like in that situation,

I think most people would try to do that,” Dever said. But Dever said the new proposal does provide more clarity than the previous plan. Previously, KU Endowment had not proposed any type of competition related to who would serve as the general contractor or construction manager for the project. The previous proposal was that Bliss Sports and KU Endowment would select subcontractors for the project and would share the bid results with city commissioners after the bids had been awarded. Dever said the new proposal should ease concerns about whether Fritzel, who recently agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a development dispute with the city related to an apartment project in Oread Neighborhood, is giving the city a good deal. “This process will identify the magnitude of any gift associated with the project, or it will show the true value of the project,” Dever said. “Either way, the public wins.” But it was unclear Friday how KU Endowment would go about selecting the two other contractors that would be invited to bid on the project. The city’s standard bidding process publicly advertises projects available for bid, allowing any qualified company to compete for the work. An attempt to reach an official with KU Endowment for this article was unsuccessful. — City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362. Follow him at Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw.

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want to put my children through any more.” The two felony child abuse charges Adolfo pleaded to Friday carry maximum penalties of up to 50 months each, based on his criminal history. Adolfo’s court-appointed attorney, Skip Griffey, said they’ll need to file a motion asking Martin for a reduced sentence in the case to obtain the recommended 30-month sentence. “I think the recommendations that are on the record are a fair and equitable resolution,” Griffey said following the hearing. Adolfo will also be required to undergo a mental health examination. Griffey talked about some of the events leading up to the arrests. Adolfo hadn’t slept in days and was experiencing some mental health problems, Griffey said. A spokeswoman for the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office declined comment because the children’s custody cases are still active.

running about 5 percent ahead of last year’s figures. Retailers said the weather even has been playing its part well. For most of the season, it has been mild and comfortable for shoppers, but now a bit of snow has ramped up the holiday spirit. “I think it has helped put shoppers in the Christmas mood,” said Linda Lester, owner of The Etc. Shop, 928 Massachusetts St. “A little bit of snow never hurts.” Lester also said sales were tracking better than a year ago. “If you have what they want, people will still buy,” Lester said. Sue Shea, manager of the Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St., said art sales had been doing well during the holiday season. She said she was uncertain that consumers were buying as many gifts as in past years, but she thought consumers were more willing to spend money for a high-quality gift.

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Tuesday. In addition, HyVee has had daily specials, such as an additional 12 cents off to celebrate 1212-12 on Dec. 12. Customers seem delighted by the supermarket gas war. “It’s a really neat idea,” said Hy-Vee customer Rachel Green of Lawrence, a college student with a 6-month— Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached old daughter and working at 832-7173. Follow him husband. “We’re pretty at Twitter.com/shaunhittle. tight on money with a little one, so any few pennies that we can save definitely helps.” Kansas couple win $50M Powerball jackpot Wyatt Hundley, of Lawrence, is a loyal Dillons TOPEKA — A northeast spent a couple of sleepless customer who frequently Kansas husband and wife days trying to decide what uses his Plus card. “I avhave come forward to claim to do with their winnings. erage probably 40 to 50 a $50 million Powerball They’ve chosen the cash cents a gallon every time jackpot. option, which works out to I fill up,” he said. The Johnson County a lump sum of nearly $23 Pat Protasio, of Baldcouple, both retired and in million after taxes. They win City, said she has their 70s, were announced have three children and five used Price Chopper’s Friday as the winners in grandchildren and plan to Fuel Rewards program Wednesday night’s drawing share some of the money and recently signed up of the multistate lottery. with family and friends. for the Hy-Vee card They’ve chosen to remain The winning ticket was as well. “I was slightly anonymous, as allowed by purchased at a 7-Eleven disappointed because Kansas law. store in the Johnson County I don’t always buy the The couple said they’ve town of Shawnee. stuff that is needed to get

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zel controls. If either of the bids from the other two contractors is lower than Fritzel’s bid, Fritzel would have a chance to match the bid and receive the work. KU Endowment officials previously have said Fritzel is their presumed contractor for the facility. Fritzel has made an offer to the city to build the 181,000-square-foot recreation center, outdoor tennis courts and other amenities for a maximum price tag of $25 million. The city has an architectural estimate that projects the value of the improvements are closer to $33 million. A majority of city commissioners have said Fritzel’s offer, which they have viewed as a donation to the city, makes the project unique. But Dever confirmed he has heard from at least one local contractor who has expressed an interest in bidding on the project, and City Commissioner Mike Amyx has said he would like to see what other contractors can offer on the project. “I would love to see it traditionally bid,” Amyx said Friday. “You have public funds going into this, so that seems reasonable.” The project has another twist in that KU Endowment currently holds the rights to the approximately 20 acres that the city’s recreation center would

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TWO SHOPPERS EXIT Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts St., Wednesday in downtown Lawrence. The Saturday before Christmas is usually the biggest shopping day of the year for retailers. “I think people are wiser with their shopping,” Shea said. “I think they really are trying to make every dollar count. Work that has been done by hand, those special sort of gifts are selling well.” The city sales tax collections showed consumers had been spending well leading up to the holiday season. The city’s most recent sales tax report, which tracked sales through mid-October, found sales in Lawrence were at $1.25 billion for the year, up about 6.3 per-

cent from a year ago. The sales tax totals were growing at their fastest pace since 1998. Flannery said he sees good momentum heading into 2013 for the Lawrence retail sector, as long as Congress comes up with some sort of compromise on the “fiscal cliff” talks. “For the good of America, they need to get something resolved on that,” Flannery said.

the points,” Protasio said. There are restrictions on the benefits, of course. Dillon’s allows a maximum savings of $2 per gallon, but that perk drops to a $1 limit on Jan. 1, and the points expire at the end of each month. The Dillons program is valid at stores in Kansas and at participating Kroger stores elsewhere, and the gas discounts are good at Dillons, Kwik Shop and Kroger gas stations. HyVee’s gas discounts, which have no limit and can be used at participating HyVee, Shell and Casey’s gas stations, expire 30 days after they’re earned. “Fuel has become a huge portion of customers’ expenses,” Andrew Yochum, manager of the Hy-Vee store at Clinton Parkway and Kasold in Lawrence, said. “A lot of people drive long distances for work, for school and for all sorts of things. It’s really a loyalty program for shopping with us for groceries.” At Dillons, spokeswoman Sheila Lourie said, “By providing these fuel rewards to our customers, we know that they appreciate those savings

on gas, so we look for that experience to give them another reason to shop at Dillon’s.” Everybody wins with these types of programs, said Jeff Lenard, spokesman for National Association of Convenience Stores. “The customer gets a discount,” Lenard said. “The gas retailer gets customer traffic. The gas brand gets more value for the brand in enticing other retailers to enter branding agreements, and the grocery store gets more traffic by linking shopping there to gas price sensitivity.”

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Heated debate over guns on campus expected By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

TOPEKA â€” The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says he expects a fullthrottle debate during the next legislative session over

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whether to allow concealed guns on campuses of state universities. â€œDefinitely it will be back,â€? said Tim Emert of Independence. Noting the recent mass shooting at an elementary

school in Connecticut, Emert said, â€œThere is a lot of support, because of recent incidents, for stricter gun control, but then by the same token, there is growth among folks who believe that everybody should be armed.â€?

He said the nine-member regents will continue to oppose concealed carry on Please see GUNS, page 4A

NRA: Armed officers needed in schools. Page 6A LEGISLATURE

No apocalyptic end in sight

By Ian Cummings

he nuts and bolts of the operation of Lawrenceâ€™s two Westlake Ace Hardware stores have changed, but company officials are promising customers wonâ€™t notice any changes in the, well, nuts and bolts and other items the company sells. Ace, the giant retail, hardware cooperative based in Oak Brook, Ill., has purchased the 85-store Westlake chain that operates Lawrenceâ€™s two stores. If, at this point, you are thinking that Lawrenceâ€™s two stores have long been named Westlake Ace Hardware, you are correct. But the stores have been owned by Lenexabased Westlake Hardware, which does its purchasing of inventory through the Ace cooperative. But the deal, which closed this week, means Ace now owns the Westlake stores. Since Ace long has been the supplier for the stores, product offerings at the store arenâ€™t scheduled to change. A spokeswoman for Ace also told me that there arenâ€™t any plans to change store employees or how the stores are operated. No downsizing is anticipated as part of the deal. Shasha Bigda, director of corporate communications for Ace said consumers shouldnâ€™t notice anything different at the stores. That includes the name. Bigda said the Westlake brand will continue to be used at the stores. â€œThat name is well-known in the markets it serves,â€? Bigda said. Reportedly, the deal was worth $88 million, and the terms of the purchase call for Westlakeâ€™s management team to remain in place and be based in Lenexa. The management team will report to a separate board within the Ace corporate structure. The deal represents a new strategy for Ace, which like all cooperatives, is owned by the members it serves. In this case, the approximately 4,200 stores the company supplies, each own a piece of the Ace cooperative. But this new deal flips the equation and marks the first time Ace has owned outright a chain of hardware stores. It will be interesting to see if that strategy continues for Ace, and whether it starts buying out more

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A CROWD GATHERS AROUND A FIRE AND FORMS A DRUM CIRCLE as each person says what personal baggage that they are giving up while offering cedar leaves to the fire Friday outside of the Percolator, 913 Rhode Island St., in downtown Lawrence. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, called â€œThe Baggage Show,â€? that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Exhibit celebrates start of â€˜a new ageâ€™ LAURA RAMBERG, Lawrence, beats her drum as part of a drum circle outside of the Percolator on Friday.

By Adam Strunk astrunk@ljworld.com

So it turns out the world didnâ€™t end Friday. But the absence of an apocalyptic cataclysm didnâ€™t stop Lawrence residents from observing the end of an era. Numerous bars, including the Jazzhaus and Replay Lounge, hosted end-of-theworld-themed bashes Friday. House parties were also thrown. For some, the supposed end of times served as merely a reason to drink. For others, like the crowd that gathered at the Lawrence Percolator, 913 Rhode Island St., it was

a time of reflection. With the new exhibit â€œThe Baggage Showâ€? that opened Friday night, organizers wanted to let people deposit the worries of the past and contemplate what they wanted to carry with them to the future. â€œItâ€™s a way of going into the future,â€? exhibit

organizer Laura Ramberg said. â€œItâ€™s a new age â€” come on get with it.â€? Local artistsâ€™ representations of their baggage adorned the walls. Event-goers were encouraged to write down the worries they wished to leave behind onto cards to be burned either in a bonfire out-

side or in a 6-foot-long cardboard Viking boat when the exhibit ends Jan. 20. Ramberg said that the exhibit and celebration were not about the end of times but of the beginning of a new era and new year. Eric Farnsworth, who spent 12 hours building the boat, agreed that the event served as a good way of taking stock of oneself at the end of the year. The evening ended with a drum circle. â€œWe are celebrating being around. Itâ€™s amazing,â€? Doug McKean, of Lawrence, said with a laugh.

Lawrence police will patrol Topeka Saturday, allowing local police to attend funeral services for two of their officers who were shot to death Sunday. About 30 Lawrence officers will join the Shawnee County Sheriffâ€™s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol in taking over the bereaved departmentâ€™s duties for the day, said Sgt. Trent McKinley of the Lawrence Police Department. Topeka police officers Cpl. David Gogian, 50, and Officer Jeff Atherly, 29, died at a Topeka hospital Sunday night after being wounded in a shooting near a Dillons grocery store. The two officers were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the store when they were shot by 22-year-old David Tiscareno, of Topeka, who was killed in a shootout with police the next day. Many Lawrence police officers have rearranged vacation time in order to substitute for the Topeka department today, while others will attend the services in their off-duty time, McKinley said. To ensure both Topeka and Lawrence are covered, Lawrence detectives and police administrators are stepping in to fill patrol roles. McKinley said Lawrence police are more than happy to support their colleagues in Topeka. â€œWe have people who werenâ€™t in (todayâ€™s) plan who say â€˜What can I do to help the Topeka Police Department?â€™â€?

Kansas to join other states in tobacco agreement By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Friday said funding to childrenâ€™s programs will be protected under a multistate legal agreement to settle disputed payments from several major tobacco companies. In a news release, Brownback and Schmidt said the agreement in principle will reduce the risk of losing tens of millions of dollars. Payments to Kansas from the original 1998 Big Tobacco legal settlement have been approxiPlease see TOWN, page 4A mately $55 million per year.

As part of that national agreement, Big Tobacco agreed to pay out billions of dollars to states to offset the health costs of smoking, but the cigarette com- Brownback panies disputed some payments to 17 states, including Kansas. The companies had accused the states of failing to enforce a requirement that other tobacco companies not part of the original settlement pay money into escrow when they make sales in the state. â€œThat dispute, if not resolved,

could cost Kansas childrenâ€™s programs hundreds of millions of dollars. While the new settlement would not eliminate all risk of payment interruption, it would significantly reduce that risk and increase the likelihood that funding for critical childrenâ€™s programs can continue as anticipated,â€? said Brownback and Schmidt in the prepared statement. Final details of the agreement must be reached before it can be fully enforced. The agreement was reached earlier this week, and several states involved have announced how much they would get under the deal. For example, Nebraska said it would get $13 million next

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year; Georgia, $56 million; and North Carolina, $108 million, among others. But the statement from Brownback and Schmidt contained no dollar figure on how much Kansas will receive. Brownbackâ€™s office said the attorney generalâ€™s office was handling the news release, and repeated phone messages left with the attorney generalâ€™s office went unanswered. How much Kansas receives next year is crucial to numerous programs funded with tobacco monies. â€” Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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TOPEKA â€” The influential Kansas Chamber of Commerce plans to push legislators next year to reopen a debate over public pensions and start a 401(k)style plan for new teachers and government workers. Two chamber officials told The Associated Press on Friday that a further overhaul of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System is on the groupâ€™s legislative agenda because they believe the current system is going to become increasingly expensive for the state to maintain. The chamberâ€™s goal is to control state spending so Kansas can eventually eliminate its individual and corporate income taxes. The chamber plans to formally release its agenda next month, but Kent Eckles, its vice president of governmental affairs, and Eric Stafford, its senior legislative affairs director, provided details in a joint interview. The Legislature convenes its 2013 session Jan. 14, and conservative Republicans will have majorities in both chambers, in large part because of efforts by the Chamber of Commerceâ€™s political action committee to elect conservatives. Legislators approved measures earlier this year and last year to deal with the pension systemâ€™s long-term funding gap, now projected at $9.2 billion through 2033. For teachers and government workers hired after 2014, the state is moving away from traditional plans that guarantee benefits up front, based on years of service and salary, but not fully toward a 401(k)-style plan,

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mas meal on the table. The fact that there is an organization that can put together such a charitable CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3A effort is heart-warming, but what is disheartening traditional mom-and-pop is that the number of peohardware stores in future ple in need of the service years. Westlake long ago has grown significantly. had stopped being what Farmer said Just Food you would think of as a did 750 baskets last year, mom-and-pop operation. so demand is up by about It was founded as a single 22 percent. Farmer said store in Huntsville, Mo., the holiday numbers are in 1905, but by the 1970s it indicative of the demand was expanding into other the food bank has been states. It had grown to seeing all year. become the largest dealer â€œWe definitely donâ€™t in the Ace cooperative. see the higher numbers as The company was a success point,â€? Farmer family-owned until 2006 said. â€œIt is a reminder when the private eqthat as a community, we uity firm Goldner Hawn have failed to solve this Johnson and Morrison problem.â€? purchased the company. Look for some signifiSo, if you want to think of cant changes in food bank it in simple terms, I think operations in 2013. Weâ€™ll the end result of this deal have more on it later, but is that the profits from the the United Way program Westlake stores now will that encourages social go to Ace rather than to services providers to betthe private equity firm. ter collaborate is moving In Lawrence, Westlake into Lawrenceâ€™s food panoperates stores at 23rd try system. Farmer said and Louisiana streets and Just Food, which operat Sixth Street and Kasold ates a warehouse of food Drive. supplies near 11th and Haskell, will begin operat

ing satellite food pantries And you thought your at several locations, kitchen was busy this including the Ballard Cenholiday season. ter and Penn House. In I chatted recently with the past, there have been Jeremy Farmer, execufood pantries at those tive director of Lawlocations, but they have renceâ€™s Just Food food bank, and he told me his organization has been busy putting together 916 Christmas baskets for households that were struggling to put a Christ-

But any push toward a state 401(k)-style pension plan is certain to meet fierce resistance from public employee groups, as it did during the past two years. Critics of 401(k)-style plans say theyâ€™ll result in less generous retirement benefits and force the state to support a new plan while still closing the old long-term funding gap. About 155,000 teachers and government employees are active KPERS members, and the pension system provides benefits to about 81,000 retirees. Rep. Ed Trimmer of Winfield, the ranking Democrat on the House pensions committee, said the stateâ€™s refusal over decades to put enough money into KPERS caused the long-term funding gap. A measure adopted last year committed the state to increasing its contributions, and this yearâ€™s legislation dedicated profits from state-owned casinos to KPERS. Trimmer said he wasnâ€™t surprised the Kansas Chamber wanted to reopen the pensions debate. â€œI think this move was planned,â€? he said. â€œI think thereâ€™s a group that promoted the 401(k)-style plan (this year) knew that probably wouldnâ€™t get through the Senate.â€? Democrats and moderate GOP leaders in the Senate have stalled efforts to start a 401(k)-style plan, but conservatives ousted eight moderate Republican senators in this yearâ€™s elections, including Senate President Steve Morris of Hugoton. â€œNow with a new Senate, maybe we can move a little bit further,â€? Eckles said.

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cians from Blue Valley Public Safety, the Grain Valley, Mo., company that maintenances the sirens, checked the equipment Friday without finding a clear cause. Rodrigue said the siren is controlled by a separate piece of equipment from others in the system, and department staff would be watching it in the coming days to see if it functions properly.

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Court upholds murder conviction the â€˜truthâ€™ during closing arguments did constitute misconduct, we are not TOPEKA â€” The Kansas persuaded that reversal of Supreme Court on Friday Smithâ€™s conviction is reupheld the murder convic- quired.â€? tion of a man sentenced to Boose was shot in the life in prison for the 2005 head when he surprised shooting death of a retired burglars at his home. jeweler near Lecompton. Smith and his cousin Allen Dale Smith was Leonard Wayne Price convicted in 2008 in were on a crime spree, Douglas County in the burglarizing homes in slaying of Clarence northeast Kansas David Boose. and using the monIn his appeal, ey to buy methamSmith alleged that phetamine, accordDouglas County ing to a statement Assistant District Smith gave police. Attorney Amy McSmith, now 41, Gowan made im- COURTS was sentenced to properly prejudicial life in prison for comments when telling murder and 11 years and the jury â€œthe truthâ€? would four months for aggragive the victim a verdict vated burglary. Price, now against the defendant. 51, pleaded guilty to felony In oral arguments before murder but said he did not the Kansas Supreme Court shoot Boose. He was senin October, Douglas County tenced to life in prison. District Attorney Charles Smith and Price also were Branson conceded that a convicted and sentenced comment to the jury to in a Pottawatomie County search for the truth instead shooting and burglary. of focusing solely on the Boose and his wife were evidence â€œis now frowned the founders of Davidâ€™s upon by the court.â€? Jewelers, which continues In writing the courtâ€™s to operate on Kansas Avopinion, Justice Carol enue in Topeka. Beier said, â€œAlthough we hold that the prosecutors â€” Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668. repeated references to By Scott Rothschild

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Among the factors the study considers is how many retirees currently are living in a community. It does that by looking at the total percentage of the population that is 65 or older. Lawrenceâ€™s percentage is always going to be lower than a non-college community. The study also looks at the median age of a communityâ€™s residents, I guess with the thought that retirees will want to be around other retirees. Again, a college community wonâ€™t fare well in that category. But there was one category where Lawrence did fare well: The percentage of retirees who were born out of state. I think this category is meant to measure how attractive a community is to retirees, with the assumption that people who were born elsewhere are making a conscious decision to retiree in the community. Out of the 153 Midwest cities that were studied, Lawrence had the 9th highest percentage in this category â€” although Wichita and Kansas City actually ranked 8th and 3rd, respectively. Maybe the folks at The Business Journals are on to something. Maybe university communities arenâ€™t well-suited to be

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campuses. â€œItâ€™s going to be real interesting with all those new legislators,â€? he said. When the 2013 session starts Jan. 14, there will be 50 members in the 125-member House who have never served there before. State Sen.-elect Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, has said he will push for a bill that would allow concealedcarry permit holders to take their weapons into public buildings. Knox, who was a House member in the 2012 session, got a similar bill passed in the House last session, but it included a provision that would have allowed universities and hospitals to exempt themselves. He said he would re-introduce his bill in the Senate in the same form it was when it left the House. But it could always been amended again. Knox has argued that preventing law-abiding concealed-carry permitholders from bringing their weapons into public buildings is an invitation to criminals. In an email from last month, Knox said, â€œWe can trust the average Kansan to carry a deadly weapon. It is not the weapon that is evil, it is criminals that misuse the weapon.â€? Knox has not responded to a recent email seeking comment following last weekâ€™s deadly rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 20 students and six staff members. Higher education officials have said increasing the number of guns on campuses would produce greater risk and confusion in the event of an emergency situation. â€” Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

retirement communities, but several are trying to do so. Theyâ€™re betting that the cultural and entertainment events that come with a university â€” plus the fond memories of youth created by a university â€” will make college communities a magnet for the soon-toretire baby boomer generation. Lawrence is set to find out over the next few years. Anyway, hereâ€™s the list of Kansas communities and their ranking in the study of 153 Midwestern cities:

No. 38: Salina

No. 52: Topeka

No. 56: Wichita

No. 57: Hutchinson

No. 147: Lawrence

No. 148: Manhattan The top five overall in the Midwest are:

No. 1: Branson, Mo.

No. 2: Brainerd, Minn.

No. 3 Fergus Falls, Minn.

No. 4: Sandusky, Ohio

No. 5: Marinette, Wis. You can see the full list at http://bit.ly/UW6jAH. â€” City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362. Follow him at Twitter.com/ clawhorn_ljw. Look for his entire Town Talk blog on LJWorld.com daily, Monday through Friday.

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you all can thank me later. But the report also suggests Lawrence may need one other item to fulfill its relatively new goal of becoming a destination for retirees: greasy hamburgers. Iâ€™m talking greasy hamburgers in the miniature style of the Cozy Inn in Salina. Thatâ€™s right, Salina ranks above Lawrence and every other city in Kansas as a retirement destination. Iâ€™m assuming

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By Shaun Hittle Santa Claus will sdhittle@ljworld.com be at Weaverâ€™s Department Store A Topeka attorney was from noon to 4 p.m. todisbarred this week in day, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. the state of Kansas, partSunday and from noon to ly for his actions as a de3 p.m. Monday. fense attorney in a 2007 Douglas County robbery case. Steven D. Rosel was the attorney for Mario O. Jordan, who was convicted of three local robberies. Jordan was sentenced to 59 months in prison, but that conviction was overturned based on Roselâ€™s ineffective assistance of counsel that led to a â€œmanifest injustice,â€? according to court documents. Meanwhile, two othSOUND OFF er professional conduct If you have a question, complaints had been filed call 832-7297 or send email to soundoff@ ljworld.com.

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against Rosel. Heâ€™s accused of making inappropriate advances toward a clientâ€™s wife and then charging for the time he spent talking to her. Another client said that while he was being interviewed by police, Rosel was â€œdisinterested, and possibly asleep.â€? Jordan in October pleaded guilty again to the robbery charges and was released on probation after serving several years in prison. Rosel is now prevented from practicing law in Kansas. The JournalWorld was not immediately able to contact Rosel for comment. Meanwhile on Wednesday, a Topeka attorney

who stole more than $460,000 from several clientsâ€™ trust funds and another accused of inadequately representing clients was also disbarred. Robert Telthorst pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and money laundering. He admitted to taking clientsâ€™ money for his personal use. One of the allegations against Telthorst was that he embezzled funds that were supposed to be designated for the Kansas University School of Business. â€” Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 832-7173. Follow him at Twitter.com/shaunhittle. â€” The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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CONCORD, N.H. â€” Five more people have been Read more responses and add diagnosed with the same your thoughts at LJWorld.com strain of hepatitis C a former traveling hospiDo you shop at a tal worker is accused of grocery store to get a spreading through tainted needles, bringing the total discount on gas? to 44 in four states. Asked on David Kwiatkowski, Massachusetts Street whom prosecutors have See the story, page 1A called a â€œserial infector,â€? is charged with stealing painkillers from New Hampshireâ€™s Exeter Hospital and replacing them with saline-filled syringes tainted with his own blood. He pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 14 federal drug charges and has been in jail since his arrest in July. Thirty-two New Hampshire patients have tested Claire Kerwin, works at Boys and Girls positive for the same strain of the liver-destroyClub, ing disease Kwiatkowski St. Louis â€œI donâ€™t shop to get dis- carries, and a dozen other cases have emerged in counts, but I do use my Dillons Plus Card.â€? By Adam Strunk

some of the 18 hospitals in seven states where he previously worked. Maryland health officials announced four new cases on Friday, all involving patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where Kwiatkowski worked from July 2009 to January 2010. The previously reported cases include one from the Baltimore VA Medical Center and six from Hays Medical Center in Kansas. Another case has been confirmed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, a hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press this week. Over the years, Kwiatkowski was fired twice over allegations of drug use and theft, including from UPMC, where he was just a few weeks into his temporary stint when a co-worker accused him of swiping a fentanyl syringe from an operating room and sticking it down his pants.

Citing a lack of evidence, hospital authorities didnâ€™t call police, and neither the hospital nor the medical staffing agency that placed him in the job informed the national accreditation organization for radiological technicians. In Maryland, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Friday that no drug diversion allegations involving Kwiatkowski were reported to the agency during his time there, but the five linked cases adds to the concern that such activity took place. The department expects to release a report early next year on potential vulnerabilities and steps to prevent future outbreaks. Kwiatkowski was sent to Johns Hopkins by a staffing agency that assured the hospital it had followed a vigorous vetting process, hospital spokeswoman Kim Hoppe said.

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A FIRE CONSUMES A HOUSE in the 200 block of Michigan Road, first reported at 10:14 a.m. Friday. By 2 p.m., all roads into the community of Michigan Valley were blocked off except to emergency vehicles. The residential area is on the east side of Pomona Lake, about 18 miles west of Ottawa. The fire burned the home and quickly spread to another residence and a nearby mobile home before being extinguished. Michigan Valley is on the east side of Pomona Lake, about 18 miles west of Ottawa.

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HOSPITAL BIRTHS Tuan Hu and Qingxin Mu, Lawrence, a girl, Friday. Tyler and Melissa Wise, Lawrence, a boy, Friday.

An Associated Press story in Fridayâ€™s JournalWorld contained incorrect information about the number of people who were killed in the Dec. 14 massacre in Newtown, Conn. The gunman killed 27 people before he committed suicide. The AP story focused on Kansas Gov. Sam Brownbackâ€™s thoughts on mental health services and gun laws.

BRIEFLY Ex-officer pleads not guilty to killing cat A 30-year-old former Wellsville police officer pleaded not guilty to a charge of animal cruelty Friday in Douglas County District Court. Jacob D. Stus, formerly of Baldwin City but now living Rob Jenkins, in Alaska, turned himself student, in to police on Wednesday Pittsburg after a warrant was issued â€œNo, I live in Pittsburg. for his arrest on charges of I donâ€™t because I shop based on the closest store animal cruelty and interference with law enforcement. to where I live.â€? Baldwin City Police Chief Greg Neis said Stus is accused of beating and killing a feline that came onto his property June 19. Stus was a police officer at that time but resigned in August, said Wellsville Police Chief S.W. Gillespie.

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Stus is free on a $2,000 bond, and his next court appearance is Jan. 8.

TOPEKA (AP) â€” Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas farmers, ranchers and communities should review their water use and conservation plans as drought conditions persist. BrownBrownback back received an update Thursday on the drought and steps being taken around the state to maintain adequate water levels. Officials said water supplies remain critically low, especially at the 24 federal reservoirs around the state.

the John Redmond Reservoir in east-central Kansas is at 46 percent capacity. Brownback says itâ€™s difficult to predict when the drought will end. He urged water users to update any conservation or emergency plans should conditions worsen.

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WASHINGTON â€” Guns and police officers in all American schools are whatâ€™s needed to stop the next killer â€œwaiting in the wings,â€? the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat stance in the face of growing calls for gun control after the Connecticut shootings that claimed the lives of 26 children and school staff, as well as the gunmanâ€™s mother. â€œThe only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,â€? said Wayne LaPierre, the groupâ€™s chief executive officer. Some members of Congress who had long scoffed at gun-control proposals have begun to suggest some concessions could be made, and a fierce debate over leg-

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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT WAYNE LAPIERRE pauses as he makes a statement during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting, on Friday in Washington. islation seems likely next month. President Barack Obama has demanded â€œreal action, right now.â€? The nationâ€™s largest gun-rights lobby broke its weeklong silence on the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School with a defiant presentation. The event was billed as a news conference, but NRA

TOPEKA (AP) â€” Two Kansas education groups are criticizing the National Rifle Associationâ€™s call to put an armed security officer in every school in the U.S. in the wake of last weekâ€™s mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary. Even a state legislator known as a gun rights proponent had some doubts Friday about the NRAâ€™s idea. Kansas teachers union lobbyist Mark Desetti said the NRAâ€™s proposal leaders took no questions. Twice, they were interrupted by banner-waving protesters, who were removed by security. Some had predicted that after the slaughter of a score of elementary schoolchildren by a man using a semi-automatic ri-

would turn schools into armed fortresses. Kansas Association of School Boards official Mark Tallman said the move could prove expensive. Republican state Rep. Forrest Knox, of Altoona, agreed that someone with a firearm would help stop and prevent mass shootings. But he said a killer would likely try to take out an officer first. The Kansas State Rifle Association said it fully supports the NRA proposal. fle, the group might soften its stance, at least slightly. Instead, LaPierre delivered a 25-minute tirade against the notion that another gun law would stop killings in a culture where children are exposed daily to violence in video games, movies and music videos. He argued

that guns are the solution, not the problem. â€œBefore Congress reconvenes, before we engage in any lengthy debate over legislation, regulation or anything else; as soon as our kids return to school after the holiday break, we need to have every single school in America immediately deploy a protection program proven to work,â€? LaPierre said. â€œAnd by that I mean armed security.â€? He said Congress should immediately appropriate funds to post an armed police officer in every school. Meanwhile, he said the NRA would develop a school emergency response program that would include volunteers from the groupâ€™s 4.3 million members to help guard children. His armed-officers idea was immediately lambasted by gun control advocates, and not even the

NRAâ€™s point man on the effort seemed willing to go so far. Former Republican Rep. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, whom LaPierre named national director of the program, said in an interview that decisions about armed guards in schools should be made by local districts. â€œI think everyone recognizes that an armed presence in schools is sometimes appropriate,â€? Hutchinson said. â€œThat is one option. I would never want to have a mandatory requirement for every school district to have that.â€? He also noted that some states would have to change their laws to allow armed guards at schools. Hutchinson said heâ€™ll offer a plan in January that will consider other measures such as biometric entry points, patrols and consideration of school layouts to protect security.

A week after massacre in Connecticut, new details emerge By Katie Zezima Associated Press

NEWTOWN, CONN. â€” As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who acquaintances said was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes but rarely spoke to anyone. In high school, Lanza used to slither through the hallways, awkwardly pressing himself against the wall while wearing the same green shirt and khaki pants every day. He hardly ever talked to classmates and once gave a presentation entirely by computer, never uttering a single word. â€œAs long as I knew him, he never really spoke,â€? said Daniel Frost, who

took a computer class with Lanza and remembered his skill with electronics. Lanza seemed to spend most of his time in his own large space in the basement of the home he shared with his mother â€” the same basement where she kept a collection of guns, said Russell Ford, a friend of Nancy Lanzaâ€™s who had done chimney and pipe work on the house. A week ago, Lanza fatally shot his mother before blasting his way into the school, killing 20 children and six teachers with a military style rifle. As police approached, he used a handgun to commit suicide. Multiple funerals and visitations were held Friday as the community and the nation continued to mourn the lives lost at

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Ford did not know if Lanza brought her son shooting. During the past year and a half, Ford said, Nancy Lanza had told him that she planned to move out West and enroll Adam in a â€œschool or a center.â€? The plan started unfolding after Adam turned 18. â€œHe wouldnâ€™t be dwelling with her,â€? said Ford, who remembered that Adam Lanza never spoke to him or even made eye contact. â€œShe knew she needed to be near him,â€? he added. â€œShe was trying to do what was positive for him.â€? Ford said Nancy Lanza didnâ€™t elaborate on what type of services she wanted her son to receive. He hadnâ€™t seen her in about a month and a half, and said she made fewer appearances at the restaurant in recent months.

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Still time to dodge Kerry nominated for secretary of state the â€˜fiscal cliff,â€™ Obama, Boehner say PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, left, shakes hands with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as he announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state Friday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

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So call me a hopeless optimist, but I WASHINGTON â€” With actually still think we Congress in gridlock and stocks taking a fall, Presi- can get it done.â€? Associated Press

dent Barack Obama issued a stern summons to lawmakers Friday to pass legislation to prevent year-end fiscal cliff tax increases on millions and avoid an imminent expiration of benefits for the long-term unemployed. Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Obama himself must give more ground to reach an agreement. He added, â€œHow we get there, God only knows.â€? Congress was shutting down, and Obama was headed to Hawaii to join his family for the holidays. But both men indicated theyâ€™d be Boehner back working to beat the fastapproaching Jan. 1 deadline with an agreement between Christmas Reid and New Yearâ€™s. One day after House anti-tax rebels torpedoed Boehnerâ€™s â€œPlan Bâ€? legislation because it would raise rates on million-dollar-earners, Obama said he still wants a bill that requires the well-to-do to pay more. â€œEverybodyâ€™s got to give a little bit in a sensible wayâ€? to prevent the economy from pitching over a recessionthreatening fiscal cliff, he said. He spoke after talking by phone with Boehner,

â€” President Barack Obama architect of the failed House bill, and meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Boehnerâ€™s office quickly issued a statement saying the Ohio Republican intends to return to the Capitol after Christmas â€œready to find a solution that can pass both houses of Congress.â€? At the same time, spokesman Brendan Buck said, â€œwe remain hopeful he (Obama) is finally ready to get serious about averting the fiscal cliff.â€? At the White House, Obama projected optimism as he struggled to deal with the wreckage of weeks of failed negotiations and political maneuvering. â€œSo call me a hopeless optimist, but I actually still think we can get it done,â€? he said of an elusive deal. The president spoke at the end of a day in which stocks tumbled and congressional leaders squabbled as the fiscal cliff drew implacably closer. Boehner spoke in the morning, describing the increasingly tangled attempts to beat the Jan. 1 deadline and head off the perilous combination of across-the-board tax hikes and deep spending cuts. Obama spoke shortly before a scheduled departure to join his family in Hawaii for Christmas, but in an indication of the importance of the issue, he told reporters he would be returning to the White House next week.

WASHINGTON â€” President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, one of Washingtonâ€™s most respected voices on foreign policy, as his next secretary of state. The move is the first in an expected overhaul of Obamaâ€™s national security team heading into his second term. As the nationâ€™s top diplomat, Kerry will not only be tasked with executing the presidentâ€™s foreign policy objectives, but will also have a hand in shaping them. The longtime lawmaker has been in lockstep with Obama on issues like nuclear nonproliferation, but ahead of the White House in advocating aggressive policies in Libya, Egypt and elsewhere that the president later embraced. â€œHe is not going to need a lot of on-the-job training,â€? Obama said, standing alongside Kerry in a Roosevelt Room ceremony. â€œFew individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as John Kerry.â€? He is expected to win confirmation easily in the Senate, where he has served

Congress sent President Barack Obama a $633 billion defense bill for next year that would tighten penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions and bulk up security at diplomatic missions worldwide after the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya. The Senate voted 81-14 on Friday for the massive policy measure that covers the cost of ships, aircraft, weapons and military personnel. The vote came less than 24 hours after the House passed the bill, 315-107.

By Rick Callahan Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS â€” Three people charged in a gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood deliberately set up the deadly blast to collect a big insurance payout, authorities said Friday. The homeâ€™s owner, Monserrate Shirley; her boyfriend, Mark Leonard; and his brother, Bob Leonard, were arrested Friday and charged with murder, arson and other counts in the Nov. 10 blast that killed two people. Shirley, 47, was facing mounting financial woes,

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Signs suggest better economy if budget deal is reached By Martin Crutsinger Associated Press

WASHINGTON â€” Fresh signs of a strengthening U.S. economy on Friday suggested that if Congress and the White House can avert the â€œfiscal cliff,â€? the economic recovery might finally accelerate in 2013. Consumers spent and earned more in November. And for a second straight month, U.S. companies increased their orders for a category of manufactured goods that reflects investment plans. In light of the latest figures, some analysts said the economy could end up growing faster in the current October-December quarter â€” and next year â€” than they previously thought. â€œI see momentum building,â€? said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors. â€œIf Washington makes the moves it needs to make, then the economy should pick up speed next year.â€? Thatâ€™s a big â€œif.â€? House Republicans called off a vote on tax rates and left budget talks in disarray 10 days before the package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the fis-

since 1985, the last six years as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry would take the helm at the State Department from Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has long planned to leave the administration early next year. Clinton is recovering from a concussion sustained in a fall and did not attend the White House event. In a statement, Clinton said, â€œJohn Kerry has been tested â€” in war, in government, and in diplomacy. Time and again, he has proven his mettle.â€? Obama settled on Kerry for the job even though it

could cause a political problem for Democrats in Massachusetts. Kerryâ€™s move to State would open the Senate seat he has held for five terms, giving Republicans an opportunity to take advantage. Recently defeated GOP Sen. Scott Brown would be his partyâ€™s clear favorite in a special election. Kerry would join a national security team in flux, with Obama expected to choose a new defense secretary and director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the coming weeks. The 69-year-old Kerry already has deep relationships with many world leaders,

Name: John Forbes Kerry. Age: birth date: 69; Dec. 11, 1943. Education: Bachelorâ€™s degree, political science, Yale University, 1966; law degree, Boston College, 1976. Experience: U.S. Senate, 1985-present; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president, 2004; Massachusetts lieutenant governor, 1983-1985; lawyer in private practice, 1979-1982; Middlesex County, Mass., prosecutor, 1976-1978; spokesman, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, 1971; Navy officer, awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat â€œV,â€? three Purple Hearts for Vietnam War service, 1966-1970. Family: Wife, Teresa Heinz; two children, three stepchildren, two grandchildren.

formed both during his Senate travels and as an unofficial envoy for Obama. The president has called upon Kerry in particular to diffuse diplomatic disputes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, two countries that will be at the forefront of Obamaâ€™s foreign policy agenda early in his second term.

Authorities: 3 set deadly Ind. blast for insurance

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cal cliff would take effect. Still, helping lift the optimism of some analysts was a government report that consumer spending, which fuels about 70 percent of the economy, rose 0.4 percent in November compared with October. Spending had dipped 0.1 percent in October. But that decline was linked in part to disruptions from Superstorm Sandy. Incomes rose 0.6 percent in November, the biggest gain in 11 months. It reflected a rebound in wages and salaries, which had been depressed in October. Damage from Sandy in the Northeast prevented some people from working at the end of October and reduced wages at an annual rate of $18 billion. A separate report Friday showed that a category of durable-goods orders that tracks business investment surged 2.7 percent. That gain followed an upwardly revised 3.2 percent jump in October, the biggest in 10 months. The back-to-back increases followed a period of weakness in so-called core capital goods that had raised concerns about business investment, a driving force in the economy.

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including $63,000 in credit card debt and worsening bankruptcy proceedings, court documents say. And a friend of Mark Leonardâ€™s told investigators Leonard said he had â€œlost a ton of moneyâ€? â€” about $10,000 â€” at a casino some three weeks before the explosion. Investigators believe the trio had actually tried but failed to blow up Shirleyâ€™s home the weekend before the successful timed explosion, according to Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry. The fiery blast destroyed five homes, including Shir-

leyâ€™s, and caused widespread damage to dozens of others in the Richmond Hill subdivision in the far south side of the city. Curry called the explosion a â€œthoroughly senseless actâ€? that killed Shirleyâ€™s next-door neighbors. He said the victims, John Dion Longworth, a 34-yearold electronics expert, and his 36-year-old wife, second-grade teacher Jennifer Longworth, were â€œin the prime of their lives.â€? Randall Cable, the attorney for Shirley and Mark Leonard, said he was stunned by their arrest.

â€œIâ€™m just as surprised as everyone else that theyâ€™ve made an arrest. My clients have consistently indicated their innocence,â€? he said. Shirley and the Leonard brothers face two counts of murder as well as 33 counts of arson â€” one count for each of the homes damaged so badly that officials have ordered their demolition. Curry said his office would review whether to pursue the death penalty or life in prison without parole against the three, who are scheduled to appear in court Monday.

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Islamists, opponents clash ahead of vote in Egypt which opponents of Islamists set fire to cars and dozens of people were hurt â€” illustrated how the new charter is unlikely to ease the violent conflict over the countryâ€™s future. For a month, Egypt has been torn between Islamists and their opponents, who accuse President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood of trying to unilaterally impose their will on the country. Meanwhile, Morsi was already gearing up for the next steps after the constitutionâ€™s passage, making a last-minute appointment of 90 new members to the parliamentâ€™s upper house, a third of its total membership. Current rules al-

low him to do so, but if he waited until the charter was passed he could only appoint 10. The body is normally so toothless and ignored that few Egyptians bothered to vote in elections for it earlier this year, allowing an almost total sweep by the Brotherhood and other Islamists. But once the charter is passed, it will hold lawmaking powers until elections for a new lower house are held â€” not expected for several months. Fridayâ€™s appointments added to the tiny ranks of non-Islamists in the upper house, known as the Shura Council but preserved the Islamistsâ€™ overwhelming hold.

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that requires insurers to exclude birth control coverage for moral objectors, ruling that it conflicts with an insurance HEALTH mandate under President Barack Obamaâ€™s health care law. The temporary restraining order halts the Missouri law just three months after the Republican-led Legislature enacted it by overriding Democratic Gov. Jay Nixonâ€™s veto. The state law requires insurers to issue policies without contraception coverage if it runs contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of an individual or employer. The

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ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT â€” Violence erupted between Egyptâ€™s divided camps on Friday, the eve of the final round of a referendum on a constitution that has polarized the nation, as Islamists and their opponents pelted each other with stones while police fired tear gas in the streets of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. The contentious referendum, which would bring a greater implementation of Islamic law to Egypt, is expected to be approved in todayâ€™s voting. The new clashes â€” in

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A WOMAN DRESSED IN AN ALIEN COSTUME attends a small party Friday in the town of Bugarach, France. Although the long expected end of the Mayan calendar has come, the New Age enthusiasts have steered clear from the sleepy French town of Bugarach, which gave some locals a chance to joke about the UFO legends that surround the area.

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Center support To the editor: I support the proposed athletics facility. As someone who has had rent to basketball facilities for the past 20 years, I want to voice my support for the new athletics facility proposed by the city and Kansas University. It is difficult to find available gyms on a regular basis. The demand for gym space in Lawrence has outgrown the availability. This will be an investment in the future of our community. Congratulations to the City Commission for their vision. Stanley Rasmussen, Lawrence

Guns, alcohol To the editor: According to the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health, alcohol kills more people than guns do: 75,000 deaths per year — including 5,000 underage children. Obviously, existing laws don’t stop the carnage or keep alcohol away from children. It’s time to get serious. We must ban hard liquor and limit beer and wine to packages not exceeding a three-drink total. We need mandatory background checks and 10-day waiting periods for every alcohol purchase. Also, alcohol stored in the home must be kept in locked cabinets to prevent unauthorized access. Ballistophobic boozers will fuss, with predictable hypocrisy and double-standards: “It’s already illegal for minors to purchase alcohol.” It’s already illegal for minors to purchase firearms. “Drunk driving is already illegal.” Shooting people is already illegal. “Alcohol doesn’t kill people. Alcohol abuse kills people.” Guns don’t kill people, murder kills people. “You don’t need guns.” You don’t need alcohol, I hope. If you do, please seek help. “Why do you need semiautomatics and large-capacity clips?” Why do you need hard liquor and cases of beer? “Guns are made to kill.” Alcohol is toxic, made to intoxicate. “Most drinkers obey the law and never harm anyone.” Most gun owners obey the law and never harm anyone. “Tell the parents of 20 murdered children how your constitutional right to bear arms trumps their kids’ lives.” Tell the parents of 5,000 boozekilled kids how your selfish need for convenient drinking trumps their kids’ lives. Then wipe the blood off your bottles and shut up about my guns. David Reber, Lawrence

Poor choice To the editor: Wednesday, I open up my print edition of this news rag and in huge block letters the term “Extermination” in reference to the basketball game last night! Just what are you fools thinking? With the recent events at the school in Connecticut, you use this disgusting, inappropriate and hateful term to announce a basketball game victory over yet another cream puff basketball team. You people need to get a grip and learn some restraint, respect and regard for current events that have so terribly shaken the nation with your low-class reporting of a non-essential ball game. Fred Whitehead, Lawrence

A lost treasure To the editor: Downtown Lawrence is turning into a Potterville of bars and restaurants. There was a time when there were enough retail shops on Mass. Street that I could spend hours doing my Christmas shopping. Today I was done in about 45 minutes. Thanks Walmart. Thanks, too, to a City Commission that has rolled over to developers and allowed unbridled retail expansion on the outskirts of town. We have lost a treasure all for the sake of cut rate, lowquality foreign goods. David Bishop, Lawrence

Public safety requires some trade-offs WASHINGTON — Every mass shooting has three elements: the killer, the weapon and the cultural climate. As soon as the shooting stops, partisans immediately pick their preferred root cause with corresponding pet panacea. Names are hurled, scapegoats paraded, prejudices vented. The argument goes nowhere. Let’s be serious: 1. The Weapon Within hours of last week’s Newtown, Conn., massacre, the focus was the weapon and the demand was for new gun laws. Several prominent pro-gun Democrats remorsefully professed new openness to gun control. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is introducing a new assault weapons ban. And the president emphasized guns and ammo above all else in announcing the creation of a new task force. I have no problem in principle with gun control. Congress enacted (and I supported) an assault weapons ban in 1994. The problem was: It didn’t work. (So concluded a University of Pennsylvania study commissioned by the Justice Department.) The reason is simple. Unless you are prepared to confiscate all existing firearms, disarm the citizenry and repeal the Second Amendment, it’s almost impossible to craft a law that will be effective. Feinstein’s law, for example, would exempt 900 weapons. And that’s the least of the loopholes. Even the guns that are banned can be made legal with simple, minor modifications.

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If we’re serious about curtailing future Columbines and Newtowns, everything — guns, commitment, culture — must be on the table.”

Most fatal, however, is the grandfathering of existing weapons and magazines. That’s one of the reasons the ’94 law failed. At the time, there were 1.5 million assault weapons in circulation and 25 million large-capacity (i.e., more than 10 bullets) magazines. A reservoir that immense can take 100 years to draw down. 2. The Killer Monsters shall always be with us, but in earlier days they did not roam free. As a psychiatrist in Massachusetts in the 1970s, I committed people — often right out of the emergency room — as a danger to themselves or to others. I never did so lightly, but I labored under none of the crushing bureaucratic and legal constraints that make in-

voluntary commitment infinitely more difficult today. Why do you think we have so many homeless? Destitution? Poverty has declined since the 1950s. The majority of those sleeping on grates are mentally ill. In the name of civil liberties, we let them die with their rights on. A tiny percentage of the mentally ill become mass killers. Just about everyone around Tucson shooter Jared Loughner sensed he was mentally ill and dangerous. But in effect, he had to kill before he could be put away — and (forcibly) treated. Random mass killings were three times more common in the 2000s than in the 1980s, when gun laws were actually weaker. Yet a 2011 University of California at Berkeley study found that states with strong civil commitment laws have about a onethird lower homicide rate. 3. The Culture We live in an entertainment culture soaked in graphic, often sadistic, violence. Older folks find themselves stunned by what a desensitized youth finds routine, often amusing. It’s not just movies. Young men sit for hours pulling video-game triggers, mowing down human beings en masse without pain or consequence. And we profess shock when a small cadre of unstable, deeply deranged, dangerously isolated young men go out and enact the overlearned narrative. If we’re serious about curtailing future Columbines and New-

towns, everything — guns, commitment, culture — must be on the table. It’s not hard for President Obama to call out the NRA. But will he call out the ACLU? And will he call out his Hollywood friends? The irony is that over the last 30 years, the U.S. homicide rate has declined by 50 percent. Gun murders as well. We’re living not through an epidemic of gun violence but through a historic decline. Except for these unfathomable mass murders. But these are infinitely more difficult to prevent. While law deters the rational, it has far less effect on the psychotic. The best we can do is to try to detain them, disarm them and discourage “entertainment” that can intensify already murderous impulses. But there’s a cost. Gun control impinges upon the Second Amendment; involuntary commitment impinges upon the liberty clause of the Fifth Amendment; curbing “entertainment” violence impinges upon First Amendment free speech. That’s a lot of impingement, a lot of amendments. But there’s no free lunch. Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties. We made that trade after 9/11. We make it every time the TSA invades your body at an airport. How much are we prepared to trade away after Newtown? — Charles Krauthammer is a columnist for Washington Post Writers Group.

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By Leonard Krishtalka

This is being written on Dec. 17, 2012. If the world comes to an end on Dec. 21, as followers of the Mayan calendar choose to believe, you will not read this op-ed piece in the Lawrence Journal-World. But the chances are surefire that you will. Why? Because being archaic does not mean being all-knowing. This belief — that mere antiquity imparts magical powers of prognostication, or access to the supernatural — underlies worship of fashionable archaeological objects such as the Mayan calendar, or the Caveman Diet, or the writings of Nostradamus, or Biblical numerology. And this belief is widespread — a worldwide poll determined that 1 in 10 people are terrified of doomsday striking on Dec. 21. So much for common sense, critical thinking and a healthy dose of deja vu. In March, 2011 Harold Camping captured the news media and panicked believers with his predictions of Jesus’ second coming on May 21, 2011, and the end of the world six months later on Oct. 21. It was the second time his calculus of Biblical end times didn’t add up. He had previously predicted Judgment Day for Sept. 6, 1994. If writings are primeval, it makes them … well … primeval, not prophetic. Same with Nostradamus. All one can say about his medieval prophecies is that, dating to 1555, they are medieval, written in quatrains, or four lines of verse, and no more prophetic about the modern world than is the crystalpeering into the past by other self-proclaimed oracles and doomsters. Followers of the Caveman Diet, aka the Paleo-

lithic Diet, believe that Neanderthals and other ancestors ate healthier and smarter during the Paleolithic Era, an archaeological period prior to 10,000 years ago. Hence the caveman diet — red meat, nuts, b e r ries and seeds, no salt, sugar, potatoes or other carbs, a n d Krishtalka long periods of intermittent fasting. Hmmm. When Neandertals were lucky, they got to eat mammoth or aurochs (an extinct bison relative) or wild boar or reindeer, none of which are available in today’s supermarkets. When they were unlucky, which was most of the time, Neanderthals got to eat worms, tubers, leaves and each other — and fast for long periods of time. Neanderthals and their diet had a life expectancy of be-

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tween 15 and 30 years of age. None lived beyond 30. And, most obviously, they became extinct. Scholarly studies of the Mayan system of shortand long-cycle calendars tell us a good deal about Mayan culture, their math and astronomy — how they counted the days and years and how they perceived the march of the Earth amid the celestial bodies. But, the human future does not rest on whether Mayans calculated their calendar to mark the end of times or the end of a cycle-of-time on Dec. 21. The Mayan calendar isn’t about our stocking the survival shelter with beans and rice and other foods that Neandertals never got to eat. It’s about understanding the Mayan sense of fates, not the fate of the world. Divining the future is hard work. It takes more than old parchment or ancient hieroglyphics or the alleged decoding of the

claimed words of an antediluvian deity. For political predictions, it takes a keen chronicler of history and political behavior, such as George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian vision of totalitarian tyranny, “1984,” or Francisco Goya’s 1797 print “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.” For technological futures, it takes a creative mind for imagining science fiction evolving into science, as did Jules Verne, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and other artists. And for environmental forecasts, it takes poets such as Robert Frost to tell us the world will end in fire or ice, and climate scientists to use terabytes of data, complex mathematical models, ferocious computational power, and intricate knowledge of the planet’s natural systems to tell us how the poetic warning will proceed and how to turn its rhyme into reason and resolution. — Leonard Krishtalka is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Kansas University.

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From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for YEARS Dec. 22, 1912: AGO “The first step IN 1912 of the University towards a new athletic field and stadium was consummated recently when the University secured an option on the Gowans tract of 19 1/2 acres immediately adjoining Robinson Gymnasium on the south. The price named in the option is $29,000. The money needed for the new tract is included in the budget just submitted to the State Auditor under the caption of Campus Extension. The land is practically level, beginning just at the foot of the abrupt hill back of the Gym and extending some little distance to the south. At present the University has the tract leased and it is used as a soccer field.... About a year ago elaborate plans were prepared by two Seniors in the School of Engineering under the direction of Dr. James Naismith, head of the Department of Physical Education, which if carried out will give Kansas athletic fields and a stadium taking the front rank in the West. The plans called for a huge concrete stadium erected on the side hill which forms a natural amphitheater. The stadium will surround the main gridiron and diamond, around which there will be a quarter mile cinder path. Outside the stadium proper provision is made for several additional gridirons, for the Scrubs, Freshmen and class teams, extra diamonds, tennis courts, outdoor handball courts, sprints and places for all kinds of outdoor sports. McCook Field, the present athletic field, is a long ways from the Gymnasium and training shanties for the athletes are maintained there.”

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Kearney 33/9

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Clarinda 30/6

Lincoln 30/0

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Beatrice 33/6

Concordia 40/12

Centerville 34/12

St. Joseph 38/14 Chillicothe 38/16

Sabetha 37/14

Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 46/21 46/22 Goodland Salina 40/10 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 45/14 44/13 43/16 42/15 Lawrence 42/18 Sedalia 46/14 Emporia Great Bend 46/23 46/18 46/12 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 51/28 52/16 Hutchinson 50/21 Garden City 50/14 50/14 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Coffeyville Joplin 54/35 50/18 50/18 58/14 54/28 56/24 Hays Russell 46/12 46/12

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Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, North Fourth and Elm. Van Go Adornment Sale, 1-5 p.m., 715 New Jersey. “The Nutcracker,” Kansas City Ballet, 1 p.m., Kauffman Center, 17th and Wyandotte streets, Kansas City, Mo. “The Nutcracker,” Kansas City Ballet, 5 p.m., Kauffman Center, 17th and Wyandotte streets, Kansas City, Mo. O.U.R.S. (Oldsters United for Responsible Service) dance, 6-9 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St. Poker tournament, 7 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second St., free. Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.

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ONGOING

Lawrence Arts Center: “Conversation,” Carol Ann Carter and Janet Davidson-Hues, through Jan. 12; “Not So Black and White,” by John Chang, through Feb. 2., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 940 New Hampshire St. Spencer Museum of Art: The Drop-In/Pop-Up Waiting Room Project, through Jan 27; Giorgio Vasari and Court Culture in Late Renaissance Italy, through Jan. 27; Conversation XIII: Politics as Symbol/Symbol as Politics, through Jan. 27, Mary Sibande and Sophie Ntombikayise Take Central Court, through Jan. 13; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, 1301 Mississippi St.

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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department offices and clinic closed, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County volunteer information, noon, 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Lighted Christmas Village, 1-4 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City, free. Tony Reyes and Friends, 7 p.m., Cutter’s, 218 E. 20th St., Eudora, no cover. Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Pride Night, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau, 2412 Iowa St., free. CANCELED: Douglas County Commission meeting.

DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS at Bishop Seabury Academy participated in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. With a goal to write a novel in 30 days, these 17 students put pencil to paper (or fingers to keyboards) and wrote more than 150,000 words. Their cast of characters includes a high school football player dealing with racism, possibly the world’s snobbiest girl, a rat and a homeopathic exterminator, a girl trapped in her imagination, a young woman reflecting on a friend’s death and evil flying eyeballs. Krista Barbour, sixth-grade English teacher, submitted the photo. Email your photos to friends@ljworld.com or mail them to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044.

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Jayhawks brace for revenge-minded Buckeyes By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Revenge figures to be on the minds of Ohio State’s basketball players, coaches and fans entering today’s 3 p.m. nonconference clash against Kansas University in 19,049seat Value City Arena. Remember, the Jayhawks (9-1) of the Big 12 Conference, knocked off the Buckeyes (9-1) of the Big Ten

twice a year ago — 78-67 on Dec. 10, 2011, in Allen Fieldhouse, and, more importantly, 64-62, in a Final Four semifinal on March 31 in New Orleans. “I’m sure they’ll be ready,” said KU coach Bill Self, whose Jayhawks enter as the No. 9-ranked team in the country; OSU is No. 7. “I don’t know if our fans remember how ready we were playing Georgia Tech after they knocked us out of the

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Final Four. It’s going to be a fabulous atmosphere.” KU fans should have no trouble recalling one of the wildest home games in the Self era — a 70-68 overtime victory over Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jackets on Jan. 1, 2005. It was a game that avenged a 79-71 Elite Eight loss to Tech in 2003-04, Self’s first season at KU. “You put yourself in games like this to find out more about your team,” Self

said. “Other than Michigan State, we have not had a close game.” The Jayhawks fell to the Spartans of the Big Ten, 6764, on Nov. 13 on a neutral Georgia Dome floor in Atlanta. “We’ve not had to make plays in the last three to four minutes to determine the outcome of the game,” Self said. KU has won eight straight games, with only the Oregon

State game (84-78, Nov. 30) a single-figure victory margin. Kansas has won its last three games — over Colorado, Belmont and Richmond — by 36, 29 and 28 points, respectively. “It will be good for us to see how tight our huddle is, see if we can focus, spend energy in the building in our favor and find out how tough we are. I’m looking forward to it,” Self said.

BIG GAME

Who: No. 9 Kansas (9-1) vs. No. 7 Ohio St. (9-1) When: 3 p.m. today Where: Columbus, Ohio TV: CBS (Knology ch. 5, 13, 205, Please see KU MEN, page 3B 213)

NO. 8 CAL WOMEN 88, NO. 19 KANSAS 79

Bear-ly better California runs past Jayhawks

By Benton Smith basmith@ljworld.com

Free State High’s boys basketball team plans on using the winter break to make up for lost time. The Firebirds’ progress was delayed in the preseason when the FSHS football team made its run to the Class 6A state semifinals. While other basketball programs had nearly two weeks of practices completed entering the final days of November, Free State was just getting started as a complete unit, because key members of its rotation doubled as football standouts in the fall, thus making them late to the party. Juniors Khadre Lane, Keith Loneker and Blake Winslow, as well as senior Kyle McFarland, all have taken on key roles for coach Chuck Law’s basketball team after helping the football team go 10-2. Senior Chris Heller and sophomores Scott Frantz and Justin Narcomey — also members of the football team — weren’t available to contribute to the basketball program, either. Law and his players haven’t used the late football additions as an excuse for the team’s 2-3 start to the season, but there is no doubt they have some catching up to do. The coach said in the few practices the entire team had together prior to its Dec. 4 opener, it behooved all involved to cram in as many big-picture things as they could. Some of the typical skill work, nuances of sets and other subtleties took a back seat to more broad concepts. Everything that was skipped over early is being addressed now, with the holidays bringing a break in the schedule until Jan. 4, when the Firebirds begin Sunflower League play at Olathe East. “Once they see some of it, things will start to make more sense,” Law said of upcoming practices, “and we can shoot it more and get more skill work in practice. We’ll be a better team.” Free State has some new

J-W Staff and Wire Reports

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KANSAS’ ANGEL GOODRICH, CENTER, DRIVES between California’s Afure Jemerigbe, left, and Brittany Boyd in the first half. KU fell to Cal, 88-79, on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.

BERKELEY, CALIF. — Layshia Clarendon scored a seasonhigh 28 points, one of five California players in double figures, and the eighth-ranked Golden Bears beat No. 19 Kansas, 88-79, on Friday night. Gennifer Brandon added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Bears (91), who matched the best start in school history. Talia Caldwell made all five of her shots and had 12 points. Reshanda Gray added 13, and Afure Jemerigbe scored 10. Angel Goodrich had 21 points to lead the Jayhawks (9-2), who were playing their third road game. Carolyn Davis added 16 points, Natalie Knight had 13 and Chelsea Gardner 12. Brittany Boyd sank a layup in the final seconds of the first half, giving Cal a 42-35 lead at the break. It was the most points allowed by Kansas in a half this season. The Golden Bears, who have started the same five players in every game, used an 11-0 run to overcome a strong Kansas start and open a seven-point edge. Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the first half. Cal took advantage of its 12 offensive rebounds for a 16-6 advantage in secondchance points. Kansas played its 94th game against a Pac-12 opponent, although 88 have been against former Big 12 rival Colorado. The Jayhawks have played Cal more often than any other Pac-12 foe aside from the Buffaloes. The Jayhawks, who last played the Bears five years ago, fell to 2-19 under coach Bonnie Henrickson against teams ranked in the Top 10. The Jayhawks will break for the holidays, then host Kansas State at 7 p.m. on Jan. 2 at Allen Fieldhouse.

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UTâ€™s Kabongo suspended 23 games INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â€” The NCAA has suspended Texas basketball player Myck Kabongo for 23 games for accepting impermissible benefits and providing false statements during an investigation into the infractions. The Division I committee on student-athlete reinstatement announced the suspension Friday. Kabongo also must re-

pay $475 to a charity of his choice. The NCAA will count all 11 games that Kabongo has missed toward the suspension. Texas had self-imposed a 10-game penalty. The NCAA said Kabongo accepted airfare and personal training instruction and then provided false and misleading information about the infractions during two interviews with university officials.

Yahoo! Sports has reported that the NCAA was examining whether Rich Paul, the agent for LeBron James, was involved in a trip Kabongo took to Cleveland last spring that included at least one workout with professional trainer Jerry Powell. University officials were notified of the decision last week, the NCAA said. An appeal was heard Thursday, and the NCAA decided to overturn the original

decision to suspend Kabongo for the entire season. Kabongo started 34 games for the Longhorns last season, averaging 9.6 points and 5.2 assists, and has been projected as a possible first-round NBA draft pick in 2013. Born in Congo and raised in Toronto, he spent his first three seasons of high school at St. Benedictâ€™s Prep School in Newark, N.J., and finished at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev.

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Winthrop coachâ€™s message sincere

NCAA mulls proposals to change recruiting

By Jim Litke Associated Press Sports Columnist

The game was over, and the postgame interview appeared to be, too, when Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey suddenly decided otherwise. By then, the sting of his teamâ€™s 65-55 loss to Ohio State was already an afterthought. Instead, like a lot of us, he was still heartbroken about the school shootings in Newtown, determined to say something about them. â€œThe last thing I want to say,â€? Kelsey began, as reporters scrambled to turn their tape recorders back on Tuesday night, â€œis Iâ€™m really, really lucky, because Iâ€™m going to get on an eight-hour bus ride, and Iâ€™m going to arrive in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Iâ€™m going to walk into my house, and Iâ€™m going to walk upstairs, and Iâ€™m going to walk into two pink rooms with a 5-year-old and a 4-year-old laying in that pink room, with a bunch of teddy bears laying in that room. â€œAnd Iâ€™m going to give them the biggest hug and the biggest kiss Iâ€™ve ever given them. And thereâ€™s 20 families in Newtown, Conn., that are walking into a pink room with a bunch of teddy bears with nobody laying in those beds,â€? he said. â€œAnd itâ€™s tragic.â€? No one in the room knew that was coming, nor the call to action that came next. The only thing that was certain was that Kelseyâ€™s voice grew stronger the longer he went on. â€œI know this microphone is powerful right now because weâ€™re playing the (seventh)best team in the country. Iâ€™m not going to have a microphone like this the rest of the year, maybe the rest of my life. And Iâ€™m going to be an agent of change with the 13 young men I get to coach every day and the two little girls that I get to raise. ... â€œBut,â€? he said, â€œweâ€™ve got to change.â€? Kelsey is one of dozens of mid-major coaches hoping for a job at a big school like Ohio State someday, but heâ€™s a parent first. When he played basketball at Cincinnati, Kelsey was a captain and twice voted the teamâ€™s most inspirational player. So maybe the most surprising thing about the past few days is that he wasnâ€™t the only coach or player to step forward and say what was on his mind. At Syracuse the other night, coach Jim Boeheim also used the last moments of his postgame interview to make certain the next dayâ€™s stories werenâ€™t focused solely on his career milestone 900th win. â€œIf we cannot get the people who represent us to do something about firearms, we are a sad, sad society,â€? Boeheim said Monday. â€œIf one person in this world, the NRA president, anybody, can tell me why we need assault weapons with 30 shots â€” this is our fault if we donâ€™t go out there and do something about this. If we canâ€™t get this thing done, I donâ€™t know what kind of country we have.â€?

INDIANAPOLIS â€” The NCAA released a package of proposals Friday that would change the recruiting calendar, lift restrictions on how and how often coaches can contact recruits, and allow athletes to accept more money for participating in non-scholastic events. All the proposals are expected to be voted on Jan. 19 at the NCAAâ€™s annual convention near Dallas. If approved, they could take effect Aug. 1. It was the first detailed glimpse into how the NCAA intends to rewrite its massive rulebook, and Jim Barker, chairman of the NCAA rules committee working on the plan, said the goal is â€œsmarter rules and tougher enforcement.â€? If the package is approved, the overall result would provide coaches with more leeway in recruiting. The hope is that athletes will build more meaningful relationships with their coaches, and they will get more opportunities to showcase their skills in front of college and pro scouts. One key recommendation would create a uniform recruiting calendar for all sports and allow coaches to begin contacting potential recruits after July 1 of their sophomore year, though coaches would still have to abide by the no-contact periods. â€œThe rules group believes that the uniform recruiting date will create significant ease of administration on campus, make the rules more understandable and allow for better recruiting decisions from both the coach and prospective student-athlete,â€? said Barker, the Clemson president. Those were the goals NCAA President Mark Emmert outlined more than a year ago when he backed the move to shrink the rulebook following a year of major college scandals that included stripping a national champion of its title, a Heisman Trophy winner giving back his trophy, criminal allegations and the accusation that another Heisman winnerâ€™s father was peddling his sonâ€™s services. In the wake of so much turmoil, Emmert held a presidential retreat in August 2011 to acknowledge that the governing body needed to focus more on enforcing the rules that go to heart of college sports â€” fair play, ethical behavior and tough penalties that dissuade coaches from considering cost-benefit analyses when making decisions about playing by the rules. Some rules, Emmert acknowledged are simply unenforceable or so narrow they consume too much time and effort at the institution level and the NCAA level. Thatâ€™s one reason another proposal would allow coaches to reach out to players through any communication mode with no limitation on the number of contacts. College basketball coaches were given that ability in June, and now the working group Barker has led wants to extend those privileges to all sports.

AWARDS

Douglas top female athlete When gymnast Gabby Douglas allowed herself to dream of being an Olympic champion, she imagined having a nice little dinner with family and friends to celebrate. Maybe sheâ€™d make an appearance here and there. She says itâ€™s gotten far crazier than she ever thought it would. And now the teenager who became the first AfricanAmerican gymnast to claim gymnasticsâ€™ biggest prize â€” the Douglas all-around Olympic title â€” has a new honor. She is The Associated Pressâ€™ 2012 female athlete of the year, edging out swimmer Missy Franklin in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors. She is the fourth gymnast to win the award, and first since Mary Lou Retton in 1984.

BASEBALL

Brewers sign Gorzelanny MILWAUKEE â€” The Milwaukee Brewers signed left-handed reliever Tom Gorzelanny to a twoyear contract Friday. The 30-year-old Gorzelanny, a former Kansas University pitcher, went 4-2 with a 2.88 ERA and one save in 45 games with Washington last season, a stint that included one start. He posted a 1.33 earned-run average in 27 innings pitched out of the bullpen following the All-Star break.

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NEW YORK â€” NHL players are a step closer to dissolving their union. Union members voted this week to give the playersâ€™ associationâ€™s executive board the power to file a â€œdisclaimer of interestâ€? until Jan. 2. A person familiar with the outcome of the vote told The Associated Press on Friday that the measure passed easily, drawing more than two-thirds majority that was necessary. However, the executive board hasnâ€™t made plans yet to meet to discuss whether to file the disclaimer. If the Jan. 2 deadline passes, another authorization vote could be held to approve a filing at a later date.

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Falcons safety fined $30,000 NEW YORK â€” Strong safety Chris Hope of the Atlanta Falcons has been fined $30,000 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz.

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

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OSU coach showers KU with praise By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio State University men’s basketball coach Thad Matta lavished praise on Kansas University’s program during a media session Friday in snowy Columbus. “Our guys have great respect for Kansas,” said Matta, whose No. 7-ranked Buckeyes (9-1) take on the No. 9 Jayhawks (9-1) at 3 p.m. Central time today in Value City Arena. “Not only this team, but teams they’ve had the last 100 years.” Of KU center Jeff Withey, Matta said: “There’s not as many great shot blockers as there used to be, and he’s probably the best in college basketball. I don’t think there’s anything you can do. You’ve got awareness of where he is and that sort of thing.

He’ll probably block a couple. You’ve got to keep playing, just keep playing.” Of freshman guard Ben McLemore, Matta noted: “He is a complete player. He appears to be very athletic. He has kind of got everything he needs in terms of being a high-level college basketball player.” And of KU coach Bill Self, Matta said: “He is a guy who just wins. I have the utmost respect for him and the job he’s done over the course of time. He is in an elite crowd in terms of coaches. His assistants have gone on to be head coaches.” O

OSU junior point guard Aaron Craft on today’s match-up: “One of the main things is who is going to be the tougher basketball team. We have to find a way to match or be better than their inten-

sity and toughness. That’s what Kansas basketball is about. It’s what we have to focus in on and try to do.” O

Travel: The Jayhawks flew charter to Columbus and arrived at 6 p.m. Friday after experiencing no problems with snow. O

Young vs. Ohio State: Entering his senior season at Kansas University, Kevin Young was best known for his 14-point, four-rebound outing against Ohio State on Dec. 10, 2011, in Allen Fieldhouse. The 6-foot-8, 190-pounder from Perris, Calif., hit six of eight shots and also played tight defense on Buckeye forward Deshaun Thomas, who scored 19 points off 7-of-14 shooting. “I remember him hitting two threes. It’s what I remember most,” KU senior center Jeff Withey

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KANSAS CENTER JEFF WITHEY PUMPS HIS FIST as Ohio State players William Buford (44) and Deshaun Thomas (1) show their frustration during a Jayhawk run in the second half of their NCAA Tournament Final Four game on March 31 in New Orleans. the floor general who scored 11 points (4-of-11 shooting) with three assists and two turnovers in the Final Four loss to KU and 11 points (again 4-of-11 shooting) with six assists and three turnovers in the loss in Allen. “Definitely, he is national defender of the year,” Matta said earlier in the week on Tim Brando’s national radio show. “That’s already mailed in. I can guarantee you that one. I have got some great defenders, and none of them ever get credit for it. I’m campaigning for Aaron right now.” KU’s Elijah Johnson will have to be alert going against Craft, who had just three steals in the two games versus KU last year.

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OLATHE — Veritas Christian ran into a rugged opponent in Olathe Christian on Friday night and suffered a 46-17 high school girls basketball loss. Naomi Hickman led the Eagles with nine points and five rebounds, and Madi Bennett added seven points. Kristen Finger, with one point, was the only other Veritas player to score. The loss dropped the Eagles to 5-2. “We had 19 turnovers in the first and 11 in the second, and that’s pretty much the story of the game,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said. “They played at a little bit different speed than we did. We ran into a pretty good team tonight.” Veritas will have an alumni scrimmage on Dec. 29, then will play Topeka Heritage on Jan. 5 in Eudora. Olathe Christian 46, Veritas 17 Veritas 7 2 5 3 — 17 Olathe Christian 12 18 14 2 — 46 Veritas: Madi Bennett 7, Kristen Finger 1, Naomi Hickman 9. Olathe Christian: Ali Cowan 17, Mackenzie Lewis 10, Brooklyn Meinke 15, Taiahna Carlton 4.

do that. We all feel real comfortable with him in the lineup and I think our starting five is a lot better with him in there.” Of Young’s performance a year ago versus Ohio State in Lawrence, Self said: “He made shots. He stuck a couple threes and was active. He’s a good fit for us.” O

Nice arena: Self, who coached at Illinois for three years, on 19,049seat Value City Arena: “The atmosphere is great. It’s a professional arena. It’ll have 20,000 people in there. It’ll be juiced just like our building is. They’ve got students right behind the bench.” O

The series: KU leads the all-time series 7-3, including two KU wins last season. The Jayhawks have won five straight in the series, which dates to

1965. The Jayhawks won the first two meetings: 8168 on Dec. 23, 1965, in Columbus and 94-70 on Dec. 5, 1966, in Lawrence. The two teams played twice in 1983 to start a three-game OSU-victory run against Kansas. The Buckeyes won 64-61 on Jan. 2, 1983, in Kansas City, Mo., and 79-74 on Dec. 22, 1983, in Columbus. In 1986, OSU edged KU 79-78 in overtime in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. The two schools’ next meeting was 1997 in the Rainbow Classic, a 69-56 KU win. Before the KU win in 2000, the Jayhawks defeated the Buckeyes 80-67 on Dec. 16, 1999, in Lawrence. ... Self is 5-3 all-time versus Ohio State. ... KU is 4324 (64.2 percent) against ranked competition in the Self era. In the last six seasons, the Jayhawks are 33-14 (70.2 percent) versus ranked foes.

Kansas vs. Ohio State

KU men KU faces a Buckeye team that has defeated Albany, Rhode Island, Washington, UMKC, Northern Kentucky, Long Beach State, Savannah State, UNC Asheville and Winthrop. Its only loss is a 73-68 decision to Duke on Nov. 28 in Durham, N.C. OSU coach Thad Matta sees this match-up every bit as tough as the one against top-ranked Duke. “I think just from what I’ve seen of Kansas in their last few games ... they are probably playing as well as anybody in the country right now,” Matta said. “They are high-powered, explosive. They are a lot like we want to be. Their defense generates a lot of their offense, and they are very explosive in that regard.” The Buckeyes have two of the best players in the country — one known for offense and one for defense. Deshaun Thomas, a 6-foot-7 junior from Ft. Wayne, Ind., averages a team-leading 20.4 points (45.9 percent shooting, 40.9 percent from three) and 6.9 rebounds a game. Aaron Craft, a 6-2 junior from Findlay, Ohio, averages 9.1 points with 48 assists against just 13 turnovers in 10 games. “Aaron wants to do the right thing from the standpoint (that) each game will be a little bit different, if we need him to shoot more or pass more,” Matta said of

said of Young’s play in the Jayhawks’ 78-67 victory over an Ohio State team playing without the injured Jared Sullinger. Sullinger, who is now in the NBA, did play in KU’s 64-62 Final Four semifinal victory over the Buckeyes. “Kevin can do that almost every night. We saw him do that a couple games ago. He had 16 (points),” Withey added. Young scored 16 points off 8-of-9 shooting in a 90-54 rout of Colorado on Dec. 8 in Allen Fieldhouse. “Kevin will be huge for us because he’ll be guarding their best player (Thomas; Travis Releford likely will guard him as well),” Withey said, referring to a key matchup in today’s game. “We need him to put pressure on the other guy and get him in foul trouble, go hard and be annoying on defense. He can

offensive packages this season, but point guards Loneker and Winslow didn’t get much time for fine-tuning. The team’s chemistry and feel for playing as a unit inevitably took a hit in the season’s opening weeks, too. Junior forward Cole Moreano said he didn’t know whether Free State would have defeated Lansing, Blue Valley North or Lawrence (the three teams that beat FSHS) if the whole team had been intact the entire preseason, because they lost to quality opponents. But Moreano said the Firebirds might have played more cohesively and given themselves a better chance. “We kind of split apart when we get down right now,” Moreano said, “because we’re not used to each other yet.” Lane said the Firebirds can use their break like an offseason, with plenty of time to devote to basketball. Coming in late, he added, might have nega-

“The key is you can’t dance with him. If you are aggressive and get up next to him and you try to back out of it, that’s when he goes after it,” Self said. “Tyshawn had a good handle last year, and Craft picked him twice just by Tyshawn relaxing a couple times and not being aggressive. You’ve got to be in attack mode against him. If he feels you are a sidelineto-sideline dribbler, then I think he is at his best. We’ve got to try to get our shoulders past him, which is very difficult to do,” Self added. Thomas enters as a first-team preseason AP All-American. “We are looking forward to the game. It will be a big

game for us, but we can’t have the start we had for this game,” Thomas told the Columbus Dispatch after Tuesday’s 65-55 home vicProbable Starters tory over Winthrop. OSU led just 31-30 at halftime. KANSAS (9-1) OHIO STATE (9-1) “Thomas is a great scorF — Kevin Young (6-8) F — Deshaun Thomas er. Craft is a very aggresC — Jeff Withey (7-0) (6-7) sive ball defender. We’ve G — Ben McLemore F — Evan Ravenel (6-8) got to go out there and (6-5) F — Sam Thompson play,” KU freshman guard G — Elijah Johnson (6-7) Ben McLemore said. (6-4) G — Aaron Craft (6-2) Thomas is joined by one G — Travis Releford G — Lenzelle Smith, Jr. other double-digit scorer (6-6) (6-4) — 6-4 Lenzelle Smith, Jr., who averages 11.5 points Tipoff: 3 p.m. Central time today, Value City Arena, and 5.2 boards a game. “They can shoot the Columbus, Ohio. TV: CBS (Knology Cable channels 5, 13, 205, 213) ball. They have a lot of veterans. Aaron Craft is Rosters very good. Thomas can shoot the ball,” KU senior OHIO STATE KANSAS Jeff Withey said of the 1 — Deshaun Thomas. 6-7, 1 — Naadir Tharpe, 5-11, 170, Buckeyes, who average 215, Jr. F, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Soph., G, Worcester, Mass. 78.6 points a game and al2 — Andrew Goldstein, 6-3, 2 — Rio Adams, 6-3, 190, Fr., low 57.2. KU averages 77.8 200, Jr., G, Marlboro, N.J. G, Seattle. 3 — Shannon Scott, 6-1, 185, 3 —Andrew White III, 6-6, points and allows 58.5. Soph. G, Alpharetta, Ga. 210, Fr., G, Richmond, Va. “They have role players 4 — Aaron Craft, 6-2, 195, 4 —Justin Wesley, 6-9, 220, who play their role, and it Jr., G, Findlay, Ohio. Jr., F, Fort Worth, Texas. helps them win,” Withey 10 — LaQuinton Ross, 6-8, 5 — Jeff Withey, 7-0, 235, added. “They are a tough 220, Soph., F, Jackson, Miss. Sr., C, San Diego. 12 — Sam Thompson, 6-7, 10 — Evan Manning, 6-3, 170, team, physical. They play 200, Soph., F, Chicago. Fr., G, Lawrence. that Big Ten style. They try 14 — Alex Rogers, 6-2, 200, 11 —Tyler Self, 6-2, 165, Fr., to bully you. They do all Jr., G, Cincinnati. G, Lawrence that really well. We’ve got 23 — Amir Williams, 6-11, 15 — Elijah Johnson, 6-4, 195, to come ready, and hope250, Soph., C, Detroit. Sr., G, Las Vegas. fully we’ll put up a good 30 — Evan Ravenel, 6-8, 20 — Niko Roberts, 5-11, 175, 250, Sr., F, Tampa, Fla. Jr., G, Huntington, N.Y. fight and hopefully win.” 32 — Lenzelle Smith, Jr., 21 — Christian Garrett, 6-3, As far as handling a hostile 6-4, 210, Jr., G, Zion, Ill. 185, Soph., G, Los Angeles. atmosphere, an arena with 33 — Amedeo Della Valle, 23 — Ben McLemore, 6-5, revenge in the air, Withey 6-5, 190, Fr., G, Alba, Italy. 195, Fr., G, St. Louis. said: “We always say it’s fun. 34 — Jake Lorbach, 6-7, 210, 24 — Travis Releford, 6-6, Soph., F, Elyria, Ohio. 210, Sr., G, Kansas City, Mo. There’s nothing better than 55 — Trey McDonald, 6-8, 31 — Jamari Traylor, 6-8, somebody yelling at you and 240, Soph., C, Battle Creek, 220, Fr., F, Chicago. kind of shutting them up. Mich. 33 — Landen Lucas, 6-10, Just talking to Ben and Perry Head coach: Thad Matta. 240, Fr., F, Portland, Org. (Ellis) and the younger guys, Assistants: Dave Dickerson, 34 — Perry Ellis, 6-8, 225, Jeff Boals, Chris Jent. Fr., F, Wichita. (we’ll say), ‘They are going 40 — Kevin Young, 6-8, 190, to be yelling at you, cursing Sr., F, Perris, Calif. at you. As soon as you quiet Head coach: Bill Self. the crowd, there is no betAssistants: Joe Dooley, Norm ter feeling so just go out and Roberts, Kurtis Townsend. play hard.’”

get on track and build chemistry in the coming weeks because it has a talented roster. Caro also thinks the Firebirds will be tougher because of their two-sport athletes. “They have that football mentality,” Caro said. “They bring that physical play.” Law agreed and said FSHS plans to use that to its advantage by doing new things defensively. The coach said his team needs to hang its hat on giving the opposition’s offense fits and creating take-aways that turn into fast-break points. That’s how FSHS held a halftime lead at Lawrence on Dec. 14, despite the Lions’ hitting seven threepointers in the first 16 minutes. “We know we have some limitations in certain areas,” Law said, “but we have some size and some length and athletic ability we haven’t had in a while.” Winter-break practices, Moreano said, could deJohn Young/Journal-World Photo termine how the rest of FREE STATE’S KEITH LONEKER (14) DRIVES past Free State’s season turns Austin Abbott during Lawrence High’s game against out. Free State on Dec. 14 at LHS. “This is when we get to shore up the things that tively impacted the team’s to get back into basketball we’ve seen that we’ve rhythm, but Lane has seen mode,” he said. done wrong,” Moreano positive signs, too. Junior guard Reshawn said, “which is a lot, obvi“I think we’re starting Caro said Free State will ously, because we’re 2-3.”

KU WOMEN’S BOX FG FT Reb KANSAS Min M-A M-A O-T A PFPts. Davis 29 6-6 4-6 2-4 0 4 16 Jackson 33 2-3 2-2 2-5 0 3 6 Goodrich 40 8-18 2-2 0-1 5 2 21 Engelman 32 4-11 0-0 1-3 5 3 8 Knight 31 3-9 4-4 1-4 6 0 13 Boyd 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gardner 17 5-8 2-2 3-4 0 4 12 Harper 13 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 Totals 200 29-58 14-16 10-27 17 16 79 Percentages: FG .500, FT .875. 3-Point Goals: 7-17, .412 (Goodrich 3-5, Knight 3-7, Harper 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Engelman 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots: 3 (Goodrich, Knight, Gardner). Turnovers: 13 (Engelman 6, Davis 4, Goodrich 2, Williams). Steals: 4 (Goodrich 3, Knight). FG FT Reb CAL Min M-A M-A O-T A PFPts. Brandon 27 6-10 5-8 3-10 1 1 17 Caldwell 25 5-5 2-6 2-6 0 4 12 Jemerigbe 33 4-12 0-0 3-4 1 2 10 Boyd 32 4-9 0-1 0-3 3 2 8 Clarendon 39 11-19 4-4 2-5 3 0 28 Pierre 15 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 Gray 26 6-9 1-5 4-7 1 3 13 Hartman 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Totals 200 36-65 12-24 19-40 12 12 88 Percentages: FG .554, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Clarendon 2-4, Jemerigbe 2-7, Boyd 0-1, Pierre 0-1). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 2 (Gray, Caldwell). Turnovers: 11 (Clarendon 4, Jemerigbe 3, Pierre 2, Gray, Boyd). Steals: 5 (Clarendon 2, Boyd 2, Jemerigbe). Kansas 35 44—79 California 42 46—88 A — 3,009. Officials — Michael Price, Eric Larson, Brian Woods.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

SPORTS

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Toronto

W 19 13 13 13 9

L 7 12 13 14 19

Pct .731 .520 .500 .481 .321

GB — 51⁄2 6 61⁄2 11

L10 7-3 2-8 4-6 3-7 5-5

Str L-1 L-3 L-1 W-1 W-5

Home Away Conf 11-2 8-5 13-3 8-6 5-6 10-6 9-5 4-8 8-10 9-7 4-7 8-9 7-5 2-14 5-8

L 6 9 14 18 21

Pct .739 .625 .462 .280 .125

GB — 21⁄2 61⁄2 11 141⁄2

L10 7-3 6-4 6-4 0-10 2-8

Str W-3 L-2 L-1 L-13 L-6

Home Away Conf 12-2 5-4 8-3 8-5 7-4 9-4 7-6 5-8 5-10 5-10 2-8 5-7 2-9 1-12 1-15

L 10 11 12 21 23

Pct .600 .560 .556 .276 .179

GB — 1 1 9 111⁄2

L10 7-3 6-4 7-3 2-8 1-9

Str W-2 W-1 W-2 W-1 L-6

Home Away Conf 8-6 7-4 11-3 7-5 7-6 12-5 8-3 7-9 8-6 6-8 2-13 6-8 3-9 2-14 3-15

Pct .750 .714 .520 .444 .192

GB — — 51⁄2 71⁄2 14

L10 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-5 0-10

Str W-4 W-1 W-2 L-2 L-10

Home Away Conf 12-2 6-4 9-5 9-2 11-6 11-6 10-5 3-7 3-10 8-4 4-11 5-7 3-10 2-11 2-15

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Pct .808 .542 .519 .519 .500

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L10 9-1 7-3 6-4 5-5 6-4

Str L-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 W-4

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L 6 9 14 15 17

Pct .760 .654 .462 .423 .320

GB — 21⁄2 71⁄2 81⁄2 11

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Str W-11 L-1 W-3 W-4 W-1

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Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington

W 17 15 12 7 3

Central Division Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Cleveland

W 15 14 15 8 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis San Antonio Houston Dallas New Orleans

W 18 20 13 12 5

L 6 8 12 15 21

Northwest Division Oklahoma City Minnesota Denver Utah Portland

W 21 13 14 14 12

Pacific Division L.A. Clippers Golden State L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

W 19 17 12 11 8

Leaders

Friday’s games Philadelphia 99, Atlanta 80 Toronto 93, Orlando 90 Milwaukee 99, Boston 94, OT Chicago 110, New York 106 Indiana 99, Cleveland 89 Detroit 100, Washington 68 Memphis 92, Dallas 82 San Antonio 99, New Orleans 94 Charlotte at Golden State, (n) Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, (n)

Today’s games Chicago at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m. Utah at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 7 p.m. Indiana at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Phila. at Brooklyn, 2 p.m. Minn. at New York, 4 p.m. Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

How former Jayhawks fared Darrell Arthur, Memphis Min: 18. Pts: 6. Reb: 6. Ast: 1. Drew Gooden, Milwaukee Did not play (coach’s decision). Xavier Henry, New Orleans Min: 14. Pts: 8. Reb: 4. Ast: 0. Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Min: 38. Pts: 16. Reb: 9. Ast: 8. Paul Pierce, Boston Min: 43. Pts: 35. Reb: 12. Ast: 5. Thomas Robinson, Sacramento Late game. Brandon Rush, Golden State Did not play (knee injury). Josh Selby, Memphis Did not play (coach’s decision).

THROUGH THURSDAY Scoring G FG FT PTS Bryant, LAL 26 257 198 768 Anthony, NYK 21 202 129 588 Durant, OKC 26 234 216 725 Harden, HOU 24 179 206 610 James, MIA 23 227 92 579 Westbrook, OKC 26 194 131 557 Aldridge, POR 22 184 93 461 Pierce, BOS 25 164 135 510 Mayo, DAL 26 183 90 524 Curry, GOL 26 178 90 518 Lee, GOL 26 214 88 516 Wade, MIA 20 149 90 393 Walker, CHA 25 172 99 471 Parker, SAN 25 184 90 469 Lillard, POR 24 152 86 444 Anderson, NOR 25 172 34 462 Ellis, MIL 24 162 102 442 Gay, MEM 23 163 72 423 Rebounds Varejao, CLE Randolph, MEM Howard, LAL Asik, HOU Lee, GOL Hickson, POR Noah, CHI Duncan, SAN Jefferson, UTA Chandler, NYK

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AVG 29.5 28.0 27.9 25.4 25.2 21.4 21.0 20.4 20.2 19.9 19.8 19.7 18.8 18.8 18.5 18.5 18.4 18.4

OFFDEF TOT AVG 138 223 361 14.4 111 185 296 12.9 101 215 316 12.2 83 201 284 11.4 81 211 292 11.2 95 153 248 10.8 89 166 255 10.6 49 221 270 10.4 59 206 265 10.2 108 143 251 10.0

Team statistics Team Offense Oklahoma City Houston San Antonio Miami New York L.A. Lakers Denver L.A. Clippers Golden State Dallas Utah Phoenix Boston Portland Atlanta Charlotte Toronto Memphis Sacramento Minnesota Milwaukee Brooklyn Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia Orlando Chicago Indiana New Orleans Washington Team Defense Memphis Chicago Indiana L.A. Clippers Brooklyn Orlando Minnesota Atlanta New York Oklahoma City Milwaukee Philadelphia Detroit Washington Boston Miami San Antonio New Orleans Utah L.A. Lakers Golden State Portland Cleveland Toronto Denver Phoenix Dallas Sacramento Houston Charlotte

G 26 25 27 23 25 26 27 25 26 26 27 26 25 24 23 25 27 23 25 24 24 25 27 28 26 25 24 26 25 23

Pts 2732 2620 2818 2379 2570 2653 2746 2532 2620 2599 2673 2555 2433 2334 2228 2411 2598 2210 2396 2296 2291 2382 2540 2612 2424 2321 2227 2382 2287 2064

Avg 105.1 104.8 104.4 103.4 102.8 102.0 101.7 101.3 100.8 100.0 99.0 98.3 97.3 97.3 96.9 96.4 96.2 96.1 95.8 95.7 95.5 95.3 94.1 93.3 93.2 92.8 92.8 91.6 91.5 89.7

G 23 24 26 25 25 25 24 23 25 26 24 26 28 23 25 23 27 25 27 26 26 24 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25

Pts 2059 2168 2352 2311 2349 2356 2265 2172 2405 2502 2322 2519 2715 2237 2443 2248 2644 2453 2673 2583 2588 2391 2710 2720 2721 2626 2648 2550 2592 2611

Avg 89.5 90.3 90.5 92.4 94.0 94.2 94.4 94.4 96.2 96.2 96.8 96.9 97.0 97.3 97.7 97.7 97.9 98.1 99.0 99.3 99.5 99.6 100.4 100.7 100.8 101.0 101.8 102.0 103.7 104.4

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Bulls 110, Knicks 106 NEW YORK — New York’s Carmelo Anthony and three others were thrown out of a foul-filled game, and Chicago beat the Knicks for the second time this season on Friday night. Knicks center Tyson Chandler and Bulls counterpart Joakim Noah were tossed after a fourth-quarter altercation, shortly after New York coach Mike Woodson had been ejected following his second technical, drawing a loud ovation from Knicks fans who angrily booed the officiating for much of the second half. Luol Deng had season highs of 29 points and 13 rebounds despite briefly leaving the game because of an injured left shoulder. Marco Belinelli added 22 points as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Anthony finished with 29 points on 10-of-25 shooting, ending his streak of four straight 30-point games. The Knicks lost for the second time in three Mary Altaffer/AP Photo home games after winning NEW YORK’S J.R. SMITH (8) GOES TO THE BASKET against Chicago’s Kirk Hinrich (12) their first 10. and Joakim Noah. The Bulls defeated the Knicks, 110-106, on Friday night in New York. CHICAGO (110) Boozer 4-6 1-2 9, Deng 11-24 4-5 29, Noah 4-12 7-8 15, Hinrich 6-8 0-0 16, Belinelli 5-12 11-12 22, Butler 3-10 0-0 6, Robinson 3-9 5-6 11, Gibson 1-2 0-0 2, Teague 0-0 0-0 0, Radmanovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 28-33 110. NEW YORK (106) Anthony 10-25 8-8 29, Brewer 0-4 0-1 0, Chandler 1-1 3-4 5, Kidd 3-5 0-0 8, Felton 9-21 3-3 21, Smith 9-20 4-4 26, Novak 0-3 0-0 0, Prigioni 2-4 1-1 5, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Copeland 3-7 3-4 10, White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 22-25 106. Chicago 30 24 29 27 — 110 New York 23 16 22 45 — 106 3-Point Goals-Chicago 8-18 (Hinrich 4-5, Deng 3-5, Belinelli 1-3, Butler 0-2, Robinson 0-3), New York 8-26 (Smith 4-6, Kidd 2-4, Copeland 1-3, Anthony 1-5, Novak 0-1, Prigioni 0-1, Brewer 0-2, Felton 0-4). Fouled Out-Smith. Rebounds-Chicago 62 (Deng 13), New York 45 (Smith 10). Assists-Chicago 22 (Hinrich 8), New York 14 (Felton, Kidd, Prigioni 3). Total Fouls-Chicago 25, New York 25. Technicals-Noah 2, Chicago Coach Thibodeau, Anthony 2, Chandler, Smith, New York Coach Woodson 2. Ejected-Noah, Anthony, Chandler, New York Coach Woodson. A-19,033 (19,763).

76ers 99, Hawks 80 PHILADELPHIA — Thaddeus Young had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Evan Turner scored 21 points to help Philadelphia beat Atlanta. Jason Richardson scored 17 to help the Sixers snap a five-game losing streak. Jrue Holiday had 11 points after missing four games because of a sprained left foot. The 76ers held the Hawks to 39 percent shooting and outrebounded them 45-37. The Sixers learned before the game that injured center Andrew Bynum had been cleared to start a six-step rehabilitation process. There is still no timetable for when he can return to play from bone bruises in his knees. Josh Smith led the Hawks with 17 points and Lou Williams scored 13. ATLANTA (80) Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 8-16 0-1 17, Horford 2-10 3-4 7, Teague 2-4 0-0 5, Korver 4-9 1-1 11, Williams 4-12 3-3 13, Morrow 1-2 0-0 3, Pachulia 4-7 1-1 9, Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Scott 1-4 1-2 3, Tolliver 0-2 0-0 0, Jenkins 3-3 0-0 8, Petro 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-79 9-12 80. PHILADELPHIA (99) Turner 10-17 0-0 21, T.Young 9-16 0-0 18, Allen 3-7 0-0 6, Holiday 5-13 0-0 11, Richardson 7-12 0-2 17, N.Young 1-4 0-0 2, Hawes 5-10 1-1 12, Wright 2-5 2-4 7, Wilkins 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 44-86 3-7 99. Atlanta 23 22 19 16 — 80 Philadelphia 30 21 21 27 — 99 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 9-25 (Jenkins 2-2, Korver 2-6, Williams 2-7, Morrow 1-1, Smith 1-2, Teague 1-3, Stevenson 0-2, Tolliver 0-2), Philadelphia 8-19 (Richardson 3-6, Wilkins 1-1, Hawes 1-1, Turner 1-2, Wright 1-3, Holiday 1-5, N.Young 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 44 (Horford, Pachulia 8), Philadelphia 53 (T.Young 11). Assists-Atlanta 20 (Williams 4), Philadelphia 31 (Richardson, Holiday 7). Total Fouls-Atlanta 15, Philadelphia 11. Technicals-Philadelphia defensive three second. A-18,061 (20,328).

Raptors 93, Magic 90 TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points, Jose Calderon had 13 points and nine assists, and Toronto won its fifth straight game. Rookie Terrence Ross scored seven of his 13 points in the fourth quarter while Alan Anderson, Ed Davis and Amir Johnson each had 10 for the Raptors. Aaron Afflalo scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic

had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who lost for the first time in five games. Gustavo Ayon had 12 points and 13 rebounds while E’Twaun Moore added 12. A soaring putback dunk by Ross and a three-point play by DeRozan put Toronto up 78-68 with 9:35 to go. Orlando used a 6-0 run to cut it to 82-76 before Ross struck again, hitting a long three, then stealing the ball from Jameer Nelson at midcourt and racing in for a windmill jam that put the Raptors up 8776 with 5:55 remaining. ORLANDO (90) Harkless 0-0 0-0 0, Nicholson 3-10 0-0 6, Vucevic 8-12 0-0 16, Nelson 4-10 0-0 9, Afflalo 7-11 9-9 26, Redick 3-9 3-4 9, Ayon 4-4 4-6 12, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, McRoberts 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 6-11 0-0 12. Totals 35-70 16-19 90. TORONTO (93) Pietrus 1-2 0-0 3, E.Davis 4-12 2-2 10, Valanciunas 0-0 0-0 0, Calderon 6-9 0-1 13, DeRozan 5-17 7-7 17, Johnson 4-9 2-2 10, Anderson 2-9 5-5 10, Ross 5-8 0-0 13, Lucas 3-6 1-2 8, Kleiza 3-9 2-2 9. Totals 33-81 19-21 93. Orlando 15 24 23 28 — 90 Toronto 20 22 29 22 — 93 3-Point Goals-Orlando 4-14 (Afflalo 3-3, Nelson 1-3, Moore 0-3, Redick 0-5), Toronto 8-19 (Ross 3-5, Lucas 1-2, Pietrus 1-2, Calderon 1-2, Anderson 1-3, Kleiza 1-4, DeRozan 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 50 (Ayon 13), Toronto 38 (DeRozan 8). AssistsOrlando 22 (Nelson 7), Toronto 20 (Calderon 9). Total Fouls-Orlando 15, Toronto 20. Technicals-Redick. A-18,391 (19,800).

Pistons 100, Wizards 68 AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Greg Monroe had 15 points and nine rebounds and rookie Andre Drummond added a doubledouble, and Detroit ended a six-game losing streak with a rout. The Pistons, who never trailed, got 15 points from Brandon Knight and 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds from Drummond. Detroit hadn’t beaten anyone other than the Cavaliers since late November. The teams meet again Saturday night in the nation’s capital, but the Wizards will have to play a much better game to have a shot at splitting the home-and-home series. Washington only dressed nine players. WASHINGTON (68) Webster 2-7 5-6 10, Seraphin 5-18 0-0 10, Okafor 4-8 0-0 8, Livingston 2-5 5-5 9, Crawford 10-23 0-0 20, Martin 2-11 0-0 5, Vesely 3-9 0-2 6, Singleton 0-2 0-0 0, Barron 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-85 10-13 68. DETROIT (100) Prince 3-13 1-1 8, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Monroe 5-12 5-6 15, Knight 4-11 5-7 15, Singler 4-10 1-1 10, Stuckey 4-6 0-0 11, Drummond 5-7 1-4 11, Daye 2-9 0-0 5, Villanueva 3-7 0-0 7, Bynum 4-7 0-0 8, Kravtsov 1-1 1-2 3, Jerebko 1-1 0-0 3, English 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 14-21 100. Washington 14 20 17 17— 68 Detroit 29 24 24 23—100 3-Point Goals-Washington 2-12 (Webster 1-3, Martin 1-7, Crawford 0-2), Detroit 10-24 (Stuckey 3-3, Knight 2-6, Jerebko 1-1, Prince 1-2, Daye 1-2, Villanueva 1-3, Singler 1-4, English 0-1, Bynum 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Washington 51 (Webster 9), Detroit 68 (Drummond 14). AssistsWashington 15 (Crawford 7), Detroit 24 (Stuckey 5). Total Fouls-Washington 20, Detroit 18. Technicals-Crawford. Flagrant Fouls-Martin. A-13,489 (22,076).

Pacers 99, Cavaliers 89 CLEVELAND — Roy Hibbert scored 18 points and Lance Stephenson added a season-high 16 to lead Indiana over Cleveland, which lost its sixth straight game. Hibbert didn’t have to deal with injured Cavs center Anderson Varejao, the NBA’s leading rebounder. Varejao missed his second game in a row with a bruised right knee. David West added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Gerald Green had 14 points — with a ferocious dunk — as the Pacers won for the fifth time in six games. Kyrie Irving scored 17 points on just 5-of-16 shooting for the Cavs, who are 1-11 in their last 12 games. Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, 3-21 in its past 24. INDIANA (99) George 4-13 2-3 10, West 7-14 1-5 15, Hibbert 8-12 2-2 18, Hill 5-13 1-1 13, Stephenson 7-8 2-4 16, T.Hansbrough 0-3 2-2 2, Green 4-6 4-4 14, Young 1-3 0-0 3, Mahinmi 3-6 2-4 8, B.Hansbrough 0-1 0-0 0, Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergraph 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 16-25 99. CLEVELAND (89) Gee 4-8 2-2 11, Thompson 5-9 2-5 12, Zeller 5-13 2-2 12, Irving 5-16 7-7 17, Waiters 4-12 3-4 11, Gibson 3-6 0-1 8, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Samuels 1-3 2-2 4, Miles 4-11 0-1 10, Pargo 0-0 2-2 2, Casspi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 20-26 89. Indiana 23 21 33 22 — 99 Cleveland 23 22 22 22 — 89 3-Point Goals-Indiana 5-16 (Green 2-4, Hill 2-5, Young 1-1, Stephenson 0-1, B.Hansbrough 0-1, West 0-1, George 0-3), Cleveland 5-16 (Gibson 2-4, Miles 2-4, Gee 1-2, Irving 0-3, Waiters 0-3). Rebounds-Indiana 57 (West 10), Cleveland 47 (Thompson 13). AssistsIndiana 24 (Stephenson 7), Cleveland 19 (Waiters 7). Total Fouls-Indiana 21, Cleveland 22. Technicals-Green, T.Hansbrough, Indiana defensive three second, Thompson. A-14,105 (20,562).

Bucks 99, Celtics 94, OT BOSTON — Monta Ellis scored five of his 27 points in overtime, and Milwaukee beat Boston in the teams’ final meeting this season despite blowing a seven-point lead late in regulation. The Bucks won for the sixth time in eight games, taking three of four against the Celtics, who had a five-game home winning streak snapped despite 35 points by Paul Pierce. Luc Mbah a Moute scored 20 points and Larry Sanders had 17 and 20 rebounds for Milwaukee. Jeff Green scored 14 points, Kevin Garnett 12 and Courtney Lee 11 for the Celtics. Pierce, who scored a season-high 40 points in Boston’s previous game, sent the game to OT by hitting a three with 2.5 seconds left. MILWAUKEE (99) Daniels 0-5 0-0 0, Mbah a Moute 8-15 4-10 20, Sanders 8-10 1-3 17, Jennings 4-11 2-4 12, Ellis 9-21 9-11 27, Udoh 1-3 1-2 3, Dunleavy 2-7 4-4 9, Ilyasova 3-7 1-2 8, Lamb 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 36-83 22-36 99.

BOSTON (94) Pierce 13-23 6-8 35, Garnett 6-22 0-0 12, Collins 0-0 2-3 2, Rondo 3-8 0-0 6, Terry 1-15 1-1 4, Bass 2-6 2-2 6, Sullinger 2-2 0-0 4, Green 4-9 6-6 14, Lee 5-9 0-0 11. Totals 36-94 17-20 94. Milwaukee 17 26 19 26 11—99 Boston 25 21 24 18 6—94 3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 5-16 (Jennings 2-5, Lamb 1-1, Ilyasova 1-3, Dunleavy 1-4, Udoh 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Ellis 0-1), Boston 5-23 (Pierce 3-7, Lee 1-3, Terry 1-8, Rondo 0-1, Garnett 0-1, Green 0-3). Fouled Out-Sullinger. ReboundsMilwaukee 72 (Sanders 20), Boston 50 (Pierce 12). Assists-Milwaukee 22 (Jennings 8), Boston 23 (Rondo 11). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 15, Boston 22. Technicals-Milwaukee defensive three second, Rondo. A-18,624 (18,624).

Grizzlies 92, Mavericks 82 MEMPHIS, TENN. — Rudy Gay scored 26 points, and Zach Randolph had 17 points and 13 rebounds to help Memphis win its fourth straight game. Marc Gasol added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis. Tony Allen finished with 10 points, but his biggest contribution was on the defensive end, holding former Grizzly O.J. Mayo, the Mavericks’ leading scorer, to 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting. DALLAS (82) Da.Jones 2-2 1-1 6, Marion 6-11 2-2 14, Kaman 4-12 0-0 8, Collison 0-1 0-0 0, Mayo 3-11 3-4 10, Wright 5-6 2-4 12, Carter 5-14 1-1 14, Do.Jones 4-9 5-5 13, Crowder 1-9 0-0 2, Beaubois 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-76 14-17 82. MEMPHIS (92) Gay 8-20 8-8 26, Randolph 8-15 1-1 17, Gasol 4-8 3-4 11, Conley 2-10 5-6 9, Allen 5-14 0-0 10, Arthur 3-6 0-0 6, Bayless 2-5 0-0 5, Pondexter 1-4 0-0 2, Ellington 0-0 0-0 0, Speights 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 36-89 17-20 92. Dallas 16 23 18 25 — 82 Memphis 25 15 29 23 — 92 3-Point Goals-Dallas 6-21 (Carter 3-9, Da.Jones 1-1, Beaubois 1-1, Mayo 1-4, Marion 0-1, Collison 0-1, Crowder 0-4), Memphis 3-13 (Gay 2-6, Bayless 1-2, Randolph 0-1, Pondexter 0-1, Speights 0-1, Conley 0-2). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Dallas 49 (Marion 11), Memphis 55 (Randolph 13). AssistsDallas 20 (Do.Jones 7), Memphis 23 (Conley 11). Total Fouls-Dallas 19, Memphis 16. Technicals-Da.Jones, Ellington, Memphis Coach Hollins, Pondexter. A-17,677 (18,119).

Spurs 99, Hornets 94 SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker had 25 points and Tim Duncan had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and San Antonio beat Charlotte. Back home after playing six of their past seven games on the road, San Antonio (19-9) got 13 points from Manu Ginobili and 12 from Boris Diaw. NEW ORLEANS (94) Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 8-13 2-2 18, Lopez 5-7 0-0 10, Rivers 2-8 3-4 7, Vasquez 7-15 0-0 14, Mason 4-10 2-2 10, McGuire 1-2 0-0 2, R.Anderson 5-15 0-0 12, Roberts 4-9 3-3 11, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Henry 2-3 4-5 8. Totals 39-86 14-16 94. SAN ANTONIO (99) Green 4-9 0-0 9, Duncan 7-11 1-1 15, Splitter 2-4 2-2 6, Parker 10-17 5-6 25, Neal 1-4 0-0 2, Diaw 5-6 1-2 12, Ginobili 3-10 6-7 13, Jackson 2-6 1-2 5, De Colo 2-2 0-1 4, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Leonard 3-7 1-2 8. Totals 39-76 17-23 99. New Orleans 21 21 19 33 — 94 San Antonio 26 28 18 27 — 99 3-Point Goals-New Orleans 2-16 (R.Anderson 2-7, Rivers 0-1, Vasquez 0-1, Miller 0-1, Roberts 0-2, Mason 0-4), San Antonio 4-18 (Diaw 1-1, Ginobili 1-3, Leonard 1-3, Green 1-5, Parker 0-2, Jackson 0-2, Neal 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New Orleans 48 (Davis 11), San Antonio 44 (Duncan 10). Assists-New Orleans 15 (Vasquez 4), San Antonio 29 (Ginobili 7). Total Fouls-New Orleans 18, San Antonio 12. A-17,943 (18,797).

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No. 6 Indiana 88, Florida Atlantic 52 BLOOMINGTON, IND. â€” Indiana already had the nationâ€™s top scoring team. With a short break and some extra practice, the Hoosiers are getting even better. Cody Zeller finished with 24 points and six rebounds, Christian Watford added 17 points, and No. 6 Indiana continued its dominant offense in Fridayâ€™s rout of Florida Atlantic. â€œI think weâ€™re playing better defense, weâ€™re playing better in transition, I think our defense is the reason we do so well on offense,â€? Victor Oladipo said. â€œWe have a lot of weapons, we have the big fellow inside and different players scoring. But when we play defense and we score off turnovers, we play at a high level, we score easy baskets.â€? Whatever the explanation, the Hoosiers (11-1) have been efficient since Saturdayâ€™s loss to Butler. They are a combined 64-of-106 from the field (60.4 percent) in the past two games, have limited those overmatched opponents to 36-of-110 (32.8 percent shooting) and won the games by a combined total of 75 points. On Friday, they made 26 of 27 free throws. Those numbers would be even more lopsided if coach Tom Crean hadnâ€™t pulled his primary players late in the game â€” or if Indiana hadnâ€™t gone through a cold spell in the closing minutes. But none of those things mattered to a team that is playing as if it belongs back in the No. 1 spot in the AP poll. Zeller controlled the inside all night as Indiana held a 41-28 rebounding edge, and he had plenty of help. Watford was 5-of-9 from the floor. Oladipo had 16 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Hulls finished with 10 points, and Will Sheehey scored nine, falling one short of putting five Hoosiers in double figures for the second

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NOTRE DAMEâ€™S JACK COOLEY, LEFT, drives against Niagaraâ€™s Ameen Tanksley. The Irish won, 89-67, on Friday night in South Bend, Ind.

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INDIANAâ€™S JORDAN HULLS, LEFT, DEFENDS AS FLORIDA ATLANTICâ€™S Jackson Trapp looks for an open teammate. The sixth-ranked Hoosiers won, 88-52, on Friday night in Bloomington, Ind. time this week. Freshman Hanner Mosquera-Perea, who was suspended by the NCAA for Indianaâ€™s first nine games for accepting improper benefits from a school booster, delivered his best game, too, scoring four points and grabbing 10 rebounds in 14 minutes. Could his emergence make the Hoosiers even better? â€œIt was the quickest 10 rebounds Iâ€™ve ever seen, man,â€? Zeller said. â€œThatâ€™s what he does, thatâ€™s what he brings to the table for us, heâ€™s going to help us a lot.â€? It was a rough night for Florida Atlantic (5-7), which went seven minutes without a basket in the first half and couldnâ€™t get closer than 28 points in the second half. Only one player, Greg Gantt, scored in double figures, finishing with 25 points â€” four short of

breaking Earnest Crumbleyâ€™s school scoring record (1,559 points). Only two players had more than two rebounds for the Owls â€” backup Kelvin Penn (six) and center Dragan Sekelja (five). Coach Mike Jarvis was resigned to the fact that it was going to be this kind of night for his team. â€œI knew it was going to be almost impossible,â€? Jarvis said. â€œEven if we have all of our players, we donâ€™t beat Indiana right now. But I want to get a team good enough where we can come back here and beat their butts and thatâ€™s going to be one of my goals for myself before I die.â€? Indiana came into the game leading the nation in scoring (89.2 points) and No. 3 in field goal shooting (52.1 percent). Playing twice in three nights and having some

extra time to work on the finer points only helped. The Hoosiers opened the game by going 9 of 12 from the floor and pulled away quickly. The Hoosiers put it away by scoring seven straight points early in the second half to make it 6429. FAU (5-7) McCoy 1-3 0-2 2, Sekelja 0-1 0-0 0, Trapp 2-5 0-0 5, Gantt 9-21 5-6 25, Bertone 1-11 1-2 3, Thornton 0-4 0-0 0, Mattison 2-2 1-2 5, Lacunza 0-1 0-0 0, Morrow 2-5 4-5 8, Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Penn 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 19-56 11-18 52. INDIANA (11-1) Watford 5-9 5-5 17, Zeller 6-9 12-13 24, Hulls 3-5 2-2 10, Oladipo 6-8 3-3 16, Ferrell 1-4 2-2 4, Sheehey 3-7 2-2 9, Mosquera-Perea 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Wayer 0-0 0-0 0, Abell 1-3 0-0 2, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Elston 0-5 0-0 0, Jurkin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-55 26-27 88. Halftime-Indiana 55-25. 3-Point Goals-FAU 3-15 (Gantt 2-5, Trapp 1-3, Thornton 0-1, Morrow 0-2, Bertone 0-4), Indiana 6-12 (Hulls 2-3, Watford 2-4, Oladipo 1-1, Sheehey 1-2, Elston 0-2). Fouled Out-Sekelja. Rebounds-FAU 28 (Penn 6), Indiana 41 (MosqueraPerea 10). Assists-FAU 7 (Sekelja 4), Indiana 11 (Ferrell 5). Total Fouls-FAU 23, Indiana 16. Technical-FAU Bench. A-17,472.

No. 22 Notre Dame 89, Niagara 67 SOUTH BEND, IND. â€” Future Notre Dame opponents take note: If you try to rough up Jack Cooley early, you might just wake a sleeping giant. The 6-foot-9 Fighting Irish forward had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, leading Notre Dame over Niagara. â€œI just wanted to go out there and be physical and I got a little upset at the beginning of the game, so that fueled me to play a little harder,â€? said Cooley, who finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds, both season highs. â€œIt was just the way they were playing me and the way our guards were getting me the ball, it was really helpful.â€? Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said Cooley might be the best offensive rebounder in the nation. â€œItâ€™s just his will to go after that thing,â€? Brey said. â€œAnd heâ€™s very underrated as an athlete. Heâ€™s quick off his feet. His reach is long. Certainly he has great strength. And he has great hands. Just super hands. When he gets near it, itâ€™s usually his.â€? Niagara (5-7) committed 11 fouls in the first half and the Irish (12-1) took advantage, hitting 12 of 14

(86 percent) free throws. Cooley made half of those and was perfect from the stripe. The Irish got rolling as the game wore on, shooting a season-high 62 percent in their 10th consecutive victory. They put the game away with a 23-7 run during a seven-minute span midway through the second half, extending their lead to 20. Niagara coach Joe Mihalich said he couldnâ€™t find any weaknesses when watching Notre Dame on tape. â€œTheyâ€™re solid, theyâ€™re selfless, obviously theyâ€™re very talented,â€? Mihalich said. â€œThey have good balance. They have perimeter guys, they have the big guy. Iâ€™ll tell you what, theyâ€™re going to be a tough out.â€? NIAGARA (5-7) White 4-8 1-4 9, McCall 0-1 0-2 0, Green 4-16 2-3 11, Tanksley 1-4 0-0 3, Mason 7-22 2-2 17, Cline 3-7 0-1 8, Lemmons 2-4 0-0 6, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Jordan 3-5 2-3 11. Totals 25-68 7-15 67. NOTRE DAME (12-1) Cooley 9-12 6-6 24, Atkins 4-8 3-3 12, Martin 3-6 0-0 7, Grant 5-7 2-2 13, Connaughton 3-6 1-1 8, Biedscheid 4-4 3-4 15, Auguste 1-2 0-0 2, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Sherman 2-4 2-4 6, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0, Knight 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 31-50 19-22 89. Halftime-Notre Dame 42-34. 3-Point Goals-Niagara 10-27 (Jordan 3-5, Lemmons 2-2, Cline 2-6, Tanksley 1-3, Mason 1-5, Green 1-6), Notre Dame 8-16 (Biedscheid 4-4, Grant 1-2, Martin 1-3, Atkins 1-3, Connaughton 1-4). Rebounds-Niagara 29 (Mason 6), Notre Dame 41 (Cooley 15). Assists-Niagara 17 (Jordan, Mason, McCall 3), Notre Dame 25 (Grant 8). Total Fouls-Niagara 18, Notre Dame 13. A-8,043.

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Baylor rallies past BYU, 79-64 WACO, TEXAS (AP) â€” Pierre Jackson had 16 points with nine assists, and all five Baylor starters finished with doublefigure scoring, two of them also with at least 10 rebounds, as the Bears rallied for a 79-64 victory over BYU on Friday night. The Bears (8-3) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first 71â „2 minutes of the game but took control with a 21-2 run over the final 71â „2 minutes of the first half. Baylor took the lead for good on Gary Franklinâ€™s three-pointer, breaking a 31-31 tie with 2:05 left

in the first half. Another Franklin three-pointer just before halftime made it 40-31. Brandon Davies had 26 points and 17 rebounds for BYU (8-4). Isaiah Austin, a 7-foot1 freshman, had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Cory Jefferson had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Brady Heslip had 11 points, with three threes, and A.J. Walton had 10 points. Tyler Haws scored 13 points for BYU, including the only Cougars basket in the final 7:50 of the first half. BYU led 19-8 with 12:45

left in the first half after utes to play, but the Couconsecutive baskets by gars came no closer. Nate Austin. But Craig Cusick was called for a BYU (8-4) Davies 7-19 11-15 26, Austin 4-6 0-0 flagrant foul, and Franklin 8, Cusick 0-3 0-0 0, Haws 6-14 1-1 13, made both free throws. Carlino 4-9 0-0 8, Delgado 2-5 2-2 7, With just under eight Ambrosino 0-2 0-0 0, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, 1-1 0-0 2, Winder 0-1 0-0 0, minutes left, Raul Del- Zylstra Calvert 0-2 0-0 0, Harward 0-0 0-0 0. galdo made a three- Totals 24-62 14-18 64. (8-3) pointer to give BYU a BAYLOR Jefferson 5-10 3-5 13, Austin 5-15 3-5 29-19 lead. 14, Heslip 4-7 0-0 11, Walton 4-6 0-0 Baylor then went on its 10, Jackson 4-11 7-10 16, Rose 0-1 0-0 Gathers 3-6 1-3 7, Franklin 2-3 2-2 8, game-turning run, which 0, Bello 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 16-25 79. Halftime-Baylor 40-31. 3-Point GoalsAustin started with a 2-12 (Davies 1-2, Delgado 1-2, three-pointer. Jackson had BYU Calvert 0-1, Ambrosino 0-1, Haws 0-2, five free throws and an Cusick 0-2, Carlino 0-2), Baylor 9-18 3-5, Walton 2-3, Franklin 2-3, assist on Franklinâ€™s half- (Heslip Jackson 1-3, Austin 1-3, Rose 0-1). closing three. Fouled Out-Austin. Rebounds-BYU BYU cut Baylorâ€™s lead to 40 (Davies 17), Baylor 42 (Jefferson Assists-BYU 11 (Davies, Haws 3), 49-39 on two free throws 16). Baylor 19 (Jackson 9). Total Fouls-BYU 1 by Davies with 16 â „2 min- 22, Baylor 15. A-7,239.

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

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Olympian saw double life as â€˜escapeâ€™ By Eddie Pells AP National Writer

Her image could hardly have been better: Athletic. A knockout. All-American. So accomplished and so wholesome that Disneyland hired her for speaking engagements, the Big Ten named an award after her and the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association made her their pitchwoman. Yet something troubled Suzy Favor Hamilton. The former track star out of Wisconsin, whose speed and talent took her to seven national championships and three Olympics, ultimately dealt with her demons by stealing away to live a life as a highly paid prostitute. An â€œescape,â€? she called it, that was really a way of masking an American Dream coming unhinged

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IN THIS PHOTO TAKEN JULY 17, SUZY FAVOR HAMILTON POSES for a portrait at her home in Shorewood Hills, a suburb of Madison, Wis. The three-time Olympian has admitted leading a double life as an escort. â€” a real-life tragedy that undercut the myth that success, wealth and fame are a surefire path to happiness. â€œI do not expect people to understand,â€? Favor Hamilton said in a fren-

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at the time and were very much related to depression.â€? Stanley Teitelbaum, a psychologist who wrote the book â€œAthletes Who Indulge Their Dark Side,â€? said itâ€™s not so difficult to understand. After retiring, and spending most of her life trying to live up to a certain ideal and getting her highs from the adrenaline rush of elite, competitive sports, day-to-day life in the civilian world can seem boring. â€œYouâ€™ve got to think of an emotional outlet, maybe in her case, a nonconventional outlet, a way of getting high by somehow being a bad girl in contrast to her image of an upstanding, Olympic athlete,â€? Teitelbaum said. In an interview earlier this year with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Favor Hamilton said she dealt

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

SPORTS

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UCF upends Ball St. ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. (AP) — Blake Bortles threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Central Florida to a 38-17 victory over Ball State in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl on Friday night. Bortles threw first-half TD passes of 7 and 5 yards to Latavius Murray, who also scored on a two-yard run to help the Knights (10-4) build a 21-point halftime lead and coast to victory in their final game as a member of Conference USA. Bortles had a 6-yard TD run and threw for 272 yards to become UCF’s first 3,000-yard passer since 2002. He also led the Knights in rushing with a career-best 80 yards on nine carries. Ball State (9-4) was hoping to finish with at least 10 wins for the third time in school history, however its high-powered offense sputtered while being held to a season-low point total. Keith Wenning threw a 7-yard TD pass to Willie Snead early in the second quarter, but the Cardinals didn’t get into end zone again until Snead scored on a 16-yard reception with 5 minutes remaining. Bortles completed 22 of 33 passes without an interception, and his three TD passes were a careerbest and tied the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl record. Wenning was 22 of 34 for 217 yards and two TDs for Ball State, which had a six-game winning streak snapped before an announced crowd of 21,759. UCF, which will move into the Big East next sea-

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CENTRAL FLORIDA OFFENSIVE LINESMAN THEO GOINS (68) BLOCKS for quarterback Blake Bortles during the fourth quarter of the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. UCF won, 38-17, Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla. son, rebounded from an overtime loss in the Conference USA title game to finish with double-digit victories for the third time since stepping up to the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Knights also won 10 in 2007 and 2010, when they were Conference USA champions. The Knights’ loss to Tulsa in the Conference USA title game kept them close to home for the postseason. Instead of heading to the Liberty Bowl for the second time in three years, coach George O’Leary and his players settled for a 100mile trek west from Orlando to Tropicana Field, the home of major league baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. O’Leary also brought his team to St. Petersburg in 2009, losing to Rutgers by three touchdowns. Friday night’s victory improved the 66-year-old coach’s record to 4-5 in bowl games,

including a 2-3 mark with UCF. Ball State’s first bowl appearance since 2008 is the latest step in an impressive turnaround under coach Pete Lembo, whose team suffered early losses to Clemson, Kent State and Northern Illinois before winning six straight down the stretch to put themselves into a position to fill the Big East’s slot in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s game because the league didn’t have enough bowl-eligible teams to meet its commitment. The Cardinals beat two teams from BCS conferences in the same season for the first time, defeating Indiana and South Florida in consecutive weeks. They had the MAC’s second-most productive offense at 471.3 yards and 35 points per game and won four times by scoring the winning points in the final 2 minutes or overtime.

Boise State eyes Cajuns, another Vegas win Pirates LAS VEGAS (AP) — Once again, Boise State is in this gambling city for a bowl game to end yet another successful season. Unlike previous years, though, no one is talking about where the Broncos should really be. There is no BCS controversy for the No. 20 Broncos coming into the Las Vegas Bowl to play Washington. No talk about Boise State being in the chase for a national title, either. But if this season is what rebuilding is all about, Boise State coach Chris Petersen will gladly take it. “Part of the problem with sports today, particularly college football, is that you do well and that sets the bar high,” Petersen said. “In our case it’s set so high that anything but a perfect season is looked upon differently.” Petersen’s team wasn’t perfect this year, though the Broncos aren’t complaining about a 10-2 season and a national ranking. Not after losing six starters from last year to the NFL draft and having to find a quarterback to replace Kellen Moore, who went 50-3 as a four-year starter for Boise State. Still, the year could have been even better had the Broncos not lost a 2119 game at home to San Diego State that might have kept them out of a bigger bowl game. “Win one more game and we’re in the BCS,” Petersen said. Instead Boise State is in the Las Vegas Bowl for the third straight year, hoping to come up a winner in the city once again. They’re five-point favorites against a Washington (7-5) team that had won four in a row before being upended in overtime by Washington State in the regular-season finale. In a bit of a twist, it’s the first of two straight games between the two schools. Boise State travels to Washington next year to

open the season in the newly renovated Husky Stadium. “It sets the stage for an intriguing offseason for nine months before the rematch here at Husky Stadium,” Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said when the matchup was announced. “I think it’s pretty cool.” Boise State has won two straight Las Vegas Bowl games, the first coming after an overtime loss to Nevada cost the then-undefeated Broncos a certain spot in a BCS game in 2010. Last year, Boise State lost 36-35 at home to TCU on its way to a 12-1 season that ended with a blowout win over Arizona State in the bowl. If playing in the relatively minor Las Vegas Bowl was a disappointment for Boise State the last two years, it’s a reward this year after a season that would be good by any standards other than those set by Petersen’s teams in Boise. “It’s a good matchup,” Petersen said. “And the players are always excited to come to Las Vegas.” That goes for the players on Washington, too. Aside from a well-stocked gift room for players to select something for their dorms, the city’s hotels and casinos are always a lure. “A lot of people wanted to go the Vegas Bowl,” quarterback Keith Price said. “Obviously it’s a fun place to be, but we’ve got to channel the team kind of and set certain limitations and make sure we’re focused and ready for the game.” The Huskies looked like they wouldn’t have a postseason during a threegame slide that included blowout losses to Oregon and Arizona. But they rebounded before a startling loss in the Apple Cup. Price will be trying to rebound from an interception in overtime that led to the loss to Washington State and ended the regular season on a down note.

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AP Top 25 Men’s Schedule

Today’s Games No. 3 Syracuse vs. Temple at Madison Square Garden, 11 a.m. No. 4 Arizona vs. East Tennessee State at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 9:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. Western Kentucky at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., 7:30 p.m. No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Kansas, 3 p.m. No. 8 Florida vs. Kansas State at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m. No. 10 Illinois vs. No. 12 Missouri at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 5 p.m. No. 11 Cincinnati vs. Wright State, 3 p.m. No. 13 Minnesota vs. Lafayette, 6 p.m. No. 15 Georgetown vs. American, 11 a.m. No. 16 New Mexico vs. South Dakota State, 1:30 p.m. No. 18 San Diego State vs. San Francisco at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 5 p.m. No. 19 Butler vs. Evansville, 1 p.m. No. 20 Michigan State vs. Texas, 1 p.m. No. 21 UNLV vs. Canisius, 9 p.m. No. 23 North Carolina vs. McNeese State, 11 a.m. No. 24 Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee Tech, noon No. 25 N.C. State vs. St. Bonaventure, 2 p.m.

College Men

Friday’s Games EAST Delaware 83, Penn 60 Northeastern 82, CCSU 63 Quinnipiac 59, Albany (NY) 57 Rutgers 79, Howard 55 UConn 88, Fordham 73 UNC Asheville 72, St. John’s 65 SOUTH Chattanooga 108, Reinhardt 78 Coe 68, Lebanon Valley 58 E. Kentucky 73, High Point 70 Liberty 81, Milligan 63 Maryland 76, Stony Brook 69 Middle Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 52 Rhodes 74, Knox 41 South Florida 87, Bowling Green 84, 3OT Tennessee 66, W. Carolina 52 Tennessee St. 67, SC-Upstate 64 VCU 93, Longwood 56 William & Mary 82, Salisbury 49 Youngstown St. 67, BethuneCookman 51 MIDWEST Aurora 74, Wis.-Oshkosh 70 IPFW 70, Kennesaw St. 47 Indiana 88, FAU 52 Lakeland 98, Martin Luther 93 N. Colorado 75, North Dakota 66 N. Dakota St. 69, Morehead St. 49 Notre Dame 89, Niagara 67 Stanford 70, Northwestern 68 SOUTHWEST Baylor 79, BYU 64 UTSA 75, Texas A&M-CC 45 Wagner 63, SMU 53 FAR WEST Colorado 98, N. Arizona 51 Denver 72, S. Utah 47 S. Illinois 65, Nicholls St. 53 Wyoming 56, UC Santa Barbara 40

Big 12 Men

Overall League W L W L Kansas 9 1 0 0 Oklahoma State 9 1 0 0 Kansas State 8 2 0 0 Iowa State 9 3 0 0 Baylor 8 3 0 0 Oklahoma 7 3 0 0 TCU 7 4 0 0 Texas 7 4 0 0 Texas Tech 5 3 0 0 West Virginia 5 5 0 0 Friday’s Game Baylor 79, BYU 64 Today’s Games Kansas at Ohio State, 3 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Oklahoma State, noon Arizona State at Texas Tech, 1 p.m. Texas at Michigan State, 1 p.m. Radford at West Virginia, 3 p.m. Kansas State vs. Florida at Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m. TCU at Rice, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 North Carolina A&T at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. Baylor at Gonzaga, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 American University at Kansas, 7 p.m. Rice at Texas, 1 p.m. UMKC at Kansas State, 6 p.m. Ohio at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

TOURNAMENT Toledo Invite Championship Toledo 76, Prairie View 41 Third Place Hampton 64, Evansville 45 Wright State Invitational Championship W. Kentucky 71, Florida A&M 57 Third Place St. Francis (Pa.) 98, Wright St. 81

Big 12 Women

Overall W L 8 0 9 1 7 1 9 2 9 2 9 2 7 2 8 3 7 3 5 3

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Oklahoma State Baylor Iowa State Kansas Oklahoma Texas Tech Texas Kansas State West Virginia TCU Friday’s Games California 88, Kansas 79 Texas Tech 66, Oregon State 48 Kansas State 80, UNLV 54 Today’s Games Texas Pan American at TCU, 2 p.m. Oklahoma State at UT Arlington, 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 Appalachian State at West Virginia, 6 p.m. Oklahoma State vs. Harvard at San Diego, 9 p.m. Texas vs. Iowa at San Diego, 10 p.m.

High School Bys

Abilene 71, Buhler 42 Andale 65, Sedgwick 23 Council Grove 60, Mission Valley 49 Hoisington 38, Central Plains 32 Marion 58, Hillsboro 49 Pretty Prairie 46, Fairfield 45, OT St. John’s Beloit 47, Rock Hills 28 Wilson 48, Lakeside 47

High School Girls

Abilene 53, Buhler 52 Andale 40, Sedgwick 16 Central Plains 61, Hoisington 45 Chase County 49, Osage City 41 Council Grove 48, Mission Valley 33 Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 67, St. Francis 36 Fairfield 33, Pretty Prairie 21 Hillsboro 59, Marion 12 St. John’s Beloit 47, Rock Hills 28 Thunder Ridge 31, Lincoln 28 Topeka 44, Topeka West 32 Wilson 62, Lakeside 30

Sunflower League Boys

Olathe South SM East SM South Lawrence Olathe East Leavenworth SM Northwest SM West Free State Olathe North Olathe NW SM North Girls Olathe South SM Northwest Free State Leavenworth Olathe East Olathe NW SM North SM South SM East Olathe North Lawrence SM West

Overall 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 1-4 1-4 0-4

League 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 5-0 5-1 4-1 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-4

League 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lawrence Boys

Nov. 3 — at Junction City, W 62-60 (1-0) Dec. 6 — Lee’s Summit North (Mo.) at BV Shootout, L 47-55 (1-1) Dec. 7 — Olathe North at BV Shootout, W 56-41 (2-1) Dec. 8 — Olathe Northwest at BV Shootout, W 47-44 (3-1) Dec. 14 — Free State, W 55-49 (4-1) Jan. 4 — at Olathe Northwest Jan. 5 — at Rockhurst Jan. 8 — at SM Northwest Jan. 11 — Olathe South Jan. 17 — at Topeka Invitational Tournament Jan. 18 — at Topeka Invitational Tournament Jan. 19 — at Topeka Invitational Tournament Jan. 29 — Leavenworth Feb. 1 — SM East Feb. 5 — at SM West Feb. 8 — at Olathe North Feb. 12 — SM South Feb. 15 — Olathe East Feb. 19 — SM North Feb. 22 — at Free State

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Even as quarterback Terrance Broadway celebrated Louisiana-Lafayette’s first bowl victory at college football’s highest level one year ago, there was a part of him left unfulfilled. “All I was doing was watching, and that hurt,” said Broadway, who as a Women 2011 transfer from Hous- College Friday’s Scores EAST ton could practice but not Albany (NY) 67, Canisius 47 play last season. “I had Lawrence Girls Buffalo 65, Niagara 51 Nov. 30 — Emporia, L 42-43 (0-1) CCSU 62, Rider 61, OT practiced all year, ran the Dec. 4 — at Junction City, L 56-60, Drexel 77, Penn 50 scout team, but (did) not OT (0-2) Hofstra 72, Mississippi 63 have the whole bowl exDec. 10 — KC Harmon, W 78-7 (1-2) Holy Cross 68, Bryant 66 Iona 73, Colgate 47 Dec. 14 — Free State, L 40-59 (1-3) perience. ... Now I have LIU Brooklyn 63, Ohio 54 Jan. 4 — at Olathe Northwest another opportunity, and Lafayette 66, St. Francis (NY) 63 Jan. 8 — at SM Northwest Rutgers 72, Stony Brook 44 Jan. 11 — Olathe South we’re going to try to make S. Dakota St. 64, Georgetown 58 Jan. 15 — at KC Schlagle the most of it.” Syracuse 64, Washington St. 51 Jan. 18 — KC Wyandotte Towson 69, Delaware St. 61 That opportunity comes Jan. 24 — at Emporia Tournament Villanova 55, Temple 44 Jan. 25 — at Emporia Tournament this afternoon when the Jan. 26 — at Emporia Tournament Ragin’ Cajuns (8-4) of SOUTH Jan. 29 — Leavenworth Alabama 73, Virginia 70, 2OT Feb. 1 — SM East the Sun Belt Conference Austin Peay 69, Lipscomb 42 Feb. 5 — at SM West make their second straight Campbellsville 82, Puerto RicoFeb. 8 — at Olathe North 59 appearance in the New Bayamon Feb. 12 — SM South Charlotte 69, Davidson 54 Feb. 15 — Olathe East Orleans Bowl, this time Coppin St. 59, Robert Morris 52 Feb. 19 — SM North FAU 81, Troy 80 against East Carolina (8-4) Feb. 22 — at Free State Florida 81, Cent. Michigan 75 of Conference USA. Georgia St. 64, W. Carolina 45 Georgia Tech 52, Washington 44 Free State Boys Broadway, a sophoHigh Point 62, Mercer 57 Dec. 4 — at Topeka Seaman, W 65-62 more, was supposed to James Madison 65, American U. 49 (1-0) serve as ULL’s No. 2 QB Kennesaw St. 53, Georgia Southern 39 Dec. 7 — Shawnee Heights, W 77-54 LSU 82, McNeese St. 75 (2-0) this season behind senior Louisville 106, Wagner 32 Dec. 8 — at Lansing, L 53-57 (2-1) Blaine Gautier. But when Md.-Eastern Shore 51, UMBC 45 Dec. 11 — at BV North, L 52-63 (2-2) Morehead St. 51, Kent St. 50 Dec. 14 — at Lawrence, L 49-55 (2-3) Gautier broke his throwNC A&T 85, William & Mary 78 Jan. 4 — at Olathe East ing hand in late SeptemPacific Lutheran 55, Berry 53 Jan. 8 — at SM South SE Louisiana 59, Alcorn St. 54 ber, Broadway stepped in Jan. 11 — Olathe Northwest Saint Joseph’s 88, Savannah St. 41 Jan. 17 — at McPherson Invitational and put up some of the South Carolina 65, SC State 45 Jan. 18 — at McPherson Invitational VCU 64, NJIT 52 best all-around numbers Jan. 19 — at McPherson Invitational Jan. 29 — SM West ever seen from a Cajuns MIDWEST Feb. 1 — at SM North quarterback. Cincinnati 68, Belmont 54 Feb. 5 — Leavenworth Davenport 77, Ohio Wesleyan 32 Broadway had 2,526 Feb. 8 — Olathe South DePaul 86, Princeton 75 Feb. 12 — at SM Northwest yards and 16 TDs passing Drake 61, Saint Louis 55 Feb. 15 — at Olathe North Illinois St. 69, Illinois 68 to go with 661 yards and Feb. 16 — at BV West Indiana 66, Xavier 55 eight TDs rushing. Feb. 19 — SM East Minnesota 86, N. Iowa 43 Feb. 22 — Lawrence Neb.-Omaha 92, St. Mary (Neb.) 78 So while East Carolina’s Oakland 65, Rochester (Mich.) 34 Ruffin McNeill sees himOhio St. 73, Southern U. 50 Free State Girls Purdue 78, IUPUI 53 self as a defensive-minded Dec. 4 — at Topeka Seaman, L 42-44 S. Illinois 68, SIU-Edwardsville 63 (0-1) coach, he concedes the W. Illinois 92, Bradley 81 Dec. 7 — Shawnee Heights, W 73-49 New Orleans Bowl could (1-1) SOUTHWEST turn into a high-scoring Dec. 8 — at Lansing, W 77-42 (2-1) Ark.-Pine Bluff 74, New Orleans 62 Dec. 11 — Topeka, W 55-31 (3-1) shootout, with each team Arkansas 80, Northwestern St. 41 Dec. 14 — at Lawrence, W 59-40 (4-1) Creighton 66, Miami (Ohio) 57 approaching its 2012 scorJan. 4 — at Olathe East Lamar 68, Houston Baptist 52 Jan. 8 — at SM South ing average of more than South Florida 71, Nevada 46 Jan. 11 — Olathe Northwest 30 points. Jan. 15 — KC Washington FAR WEST “With both explosive Jan. 24 — Firebird Winter Classic Cal 88, Kansas 79 Jan. 25 — Firebird Winter Classic Fresno St. 72, San Francisco 63 offenses, there’s a chance Jan. 26 — Firebird Winter Classic Howard 55, Pepperdine 51 for that to happen,” McJan. 29 — SM West Kansas St. 80, UNLV 54 Feb. 1 — at SM North Neill said. “In a game such Kentucky 66, UC Santa Barbara 38 Feb. 5 — Leavenworth New Mexico St. 75, UMKC 50 as this, there’ll be some Feb. 8 — Olathe South Notre Dame 83, Texas A&M 74 momentum shifts. So I Feb. 12 — at SM Northwest Old Dominion 75, Alabama A&M 46 Feb. 15 — at Olathe North Portland 68, Oregon 49 think it’s important for us Feb. 19 — SM East Texas Tech 66, Oregon St. 48 to understand that.” UC Davis 78, Southern Cal 69 Feb. 22 — Lawrence

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England10 4 0 .714 506 315 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 255 320 Miami 6 8 0 .429 264 279 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 306 402 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 12 2 0 .857 394 280 Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 309 358 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 285 396 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 219 383 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 348 307 Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 355 293 Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 302 291 Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 280 310 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 11 3 0 .786 409 274 San Diego 5 9 0 .357 299 312 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 263 402 Kansas City 2 12 0 .143 195 367 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 8 6 0 .571 381 350 Dallas 8 6 0 .571 327 338 N.Y. Giants 8 6 0 .571 373 304 Philadelphia 4 10 0 .286 253 375 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 371 259 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 389 379 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 354 349 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 296 319 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 344 292 Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 319 308 Chicago 8 6 0 .571 321 240 Detroit 4 10 0 .286 330 380 West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Francisco10 3 1 .750 357 218 Seattle 9 5 0 .643 350 219 St. Louis 6 7 1 .464 258 315 Arizona 5 9 0 .357 224 302 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tonight’s Game Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Green Bay, noon Indianapolis at Kansas City, noon New Orleans at Dallas, noon Minnesota at Houston, noon Oakland at Carolina, noon Buffalo at Miami, noon Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon New England at Jacksonville, noon Washington at Philadelphia, noon St. Louis at Tampa Bay, noon San Diego at N.Y. Jets, noon Cleveland at Denver, 3 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 3:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Bowl Glance

Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Arizona 49, Nevada 48 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15 Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego BYU 23, San Diego State 6 Friday’s Game Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball State 17 Today’s Games New Orleans Bowl East Carolina (8-4) vs. LouisianaLafayette (7-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State (10-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 10:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At New York Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs. Orgeon State (9-3), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (7-5), 1 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), noon (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), noon (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD

SOCIETY

10B

ANNIVERSARIES

AROUND AND ABOUT

Joan and Frank (Fritz) Reiber

Reiber 60th Anniversary Frank (Fritz) and Joan Reiber were married on September 14, 1952 in Bradenton, Florida, where they both attended high school. They attended Florida State University with Fritz earning a BA degree in 1953, a MA in 1964, and Joan a BS in 1964. In 1964 they came to Lawrence, KS when Fritz joined the Design Department at the University of Kansas. He also designed books for the

University Press of Kansas. Joan received her MA degree from KU in 1972 and served as Director of Hilltop Child Development Center for 18 years. Both retired in 1993. Their five children, Beth, Mitch, Durand, Kristin, and Gretchen along with their spouses and 11 grandchildren will host an Open House on Friday, Dec. 28, from 5-9 p.m. at the home of Durand and Martin Moore. No gifts please.

Dr. Virginia Francis and The Rev. Lewis Tyra Johnston

Johnston 60th Anniversary The Rev. Lewis Tyra and Dr. Virginia Francis Johnston of Lawrence were married on December 27, 1952 at Christ Church, St. Paul, Mn. Lew, an ordained priest is the Rector Emeritus of St. Peterâ€™s Episcopal Church of Kansas City where he served for 25 years and now retired enjoys wood sculpture carving. Ginny is a Professor Emeritus, Kansas Medical Center School of Allied Health where she served as Chair of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences and now retired enjoys playing bridge. They have three children; Debi Kay and hus-

band Dan Ramlow of Topeka, Jeff Mark and wife Jackie Sue Johnston of Minneapolis and Lisa Mary and husband Bill Dorn of St. Louis, eight grandchildren; Paul and wife Courtney with Great Granddaughter Taryn Tyra Ramlow of Overland Park , David and Erik Ramlow of Topeka, Drew and Sara , and Joe and Luciana Johnston, Tiffany and Billy Clifton of Minneapolis, and Conrad and Larissa Dorn of St. Louis. All of the family will be together to celebrate the anniversary event during the Holidays.

ENGAGEMENTS Frye and Tuggle Engagement

The following area students completed degrees this month at Washburn University: From Lawrence: Khaloud Alsaid, Master of Business Administration; Allison Arenas, Bachelor of Science, biology; Gretchen Auten, Bachelor of Science in nursing, magna cum laude, School of Nursing Scholar; Kayla Briggs, Bachelor of Health Science, health services administration, allied health; Amy Day, Bachelor of Arts, English, summa cum laude; Jennifer Ellifritt, Master of Science in nursing; John Griem, Bachelor of Ap-

Jeff and Val Frye, Lawrence, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer, to Jeremy Tuggle, son of Jerry Tuggle, Cherryvale, and Anita Norris, Wichita. The couple plan a March 9, 2013 wedding in Lawrence.

Guntert - Miller Engagement David and Teri Guntert of Lawrence announce the engagement of their son, Ehren David Guntert to Jessica Anne Miller. The prospective bride is the daughter of Harvey and Dianne Miller of Wellington. The bride graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Environmental Design. The groom graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of General Studies in Ge-

Hundreds of players from around Kansas and Western Missouri participated in the annual Cordley Scholastic Chess Tournament Dec. 8 at the Kansas Union. Southwest Middle School and Sunset Hill won 1st place trophies in K-8 and K-5, respectively, while Lawrence High School (K-12) and Cordley (K-5 and K-3) placed 2nd in their divisions. West Middle School earned the 3rd-place trophy in K-8 as well. Raintreeâ€™s Oliver Rubenstein was the individual champion in the K-3 section. Lawrence-area Medal winners in K-12: Kiana Hajiarbabi, Southwest, 2nd; Eddie Wilson, LHS, 3rd; Jack Easton, Lawrence Virtual School, 8th; Apramay Mishra, Southwest, 11th; Kaustubh Nimkar, LHS, 12th; Elijah Houk, Free State, 13th; John Ely, Southwest, 19th; Sharhrzad Hajiarbabi, LHS, 22nd; Robert Newman, LHS, 23rd; and Thomas Peterson, LHS, 29th. In K-8: Ilya Shaeffer, Southwest, 3rd; Liam Hoey-Kummerow, Central, 4th; Ryan Duan, Quail Run, 5th; Jeffrey Wilson, Southwest, 8th; Diane Camarda, West, 9th; Shrivatsa Malladi, Southwest, 10th; Camaron Edgecomb, West, 12th; David Obadare, Southwest, 17th; Jackson Maher, Central, 21st; Maxwell Briggs, South Middle School, 25th; Dylan Snyder, Southwest, 26th; Lincoln Edgecomb, West, 28th; Jeesung Lee, Southwest, 29th; and Cameron Edens, West, 30th. In K-5: Caleb Prescott, Langston Hughes, 4th; Isaac Lee, Sunset Hill, 9th; Jack Barnett, Sunset Hill, 10th; Wheeler BattagliaDavis, Cordley, 11th; Krishi Sabarwal, Quail Run, 13th; Guthrie Bricker, Cordley, 15th; Logan Camarda, Sunset Hill, 16th; Baker Anderson, Sunflower, 20th; William Schellman, Prairie Park, 21st; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 22nd; Liam McKinney, Deerfield, 23rd; Ben Hoopes, Cordley, 26th; Brandon Bogard, Sunset Hill, 28th; and Ryan Helm, Sunset Hill, 29th. In K-3: Ben Shryock, Cordley, 3rd; Keaton Xu, Sunflower, 6th; Bryce Erickson, Raintree, 8th; Annelise Hoopes, Cordley, 12th; Bill Qian, Quail Run, 13th; Hannah De Guzman, Sunflower, 15th; Dhruv Duvvur, Raintree, 16th; Oliver Diaz Moore, Cordley, 19th; Joe Oâ€™Keefe, Cordley, 21st; Richard Li, Quail Run, 25th; and Sam Hertzog, Raintree, 29th.

plied Science, technology administration, cum laude; Ashley Herrera, Bachelor of Health Science, medical imaging; Anna Marshall, Master of Science in nursing; Emily McCarthy, Bachelor of Science in nursing; Daphne Phillips, Bachelor of Arts, mass media, magna cum laude; Mark Randtke, Bachelor of Science in nursing, magna cum laude, School of Nursing honors; Timothy Sipe, Juris Doctorate; Brandon Wise, Bachelor of Science in nursing; Katie Workman, Associate of Applied Science, human services; Paula Wright, Bachelor of Applied Science, human services. From Lecompton: Andrea Haney, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, law enforcement, Linc Scholar; Tracy Hill, Master of Science in nursing. From McLouth: Dustin Rainey, Associate of Applied Science, industrial technology.

Margaret Burk, of Lawrence, performed in the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival in Northfield, Minn. Burk, a performance and music education major, is a member of the St. Olaf Choir. The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States. The festival is regularly broadcast nationwide on public television and radio.

Cole Jacob Mickens, of Berryton, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Arts and Sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at commencement exercises Dec. 14 and 15.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

To you, whatâ€™s the miracle of Christmas? The real miracle is Godâ€™s presence The Rev. Darrell Brazell, pastor, New Hope Fellowship, 1449 Kasold Drive: Alone. Afraid. Facing darkness, memories of trauma and the unknown. We all struggle here. Itâ€™s why we often insist on background noise: music, television, anything to distract. Anything to keep us so busy we donâ€™t have to face our deepest fear â€” alone. I see it all the time as I walk with people through traumatic places. Our deepest fear is not the pain but the fact that we believe we were and are utterly alone. Thatâ€™s why the real miracle of Christmas is â€œGod with us.â€? â€œThe virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuelâ€? â€” which means, â€œGod with usâ€? (Matthew 1:23). Think about it: the Creator of the universe, the Holy One, Almighty God â€” with us? With us in the form of an infant placed in the care of a couple that was undoubtedly young (Joseph was likely 17 and Mary 14 or younger), dirt poor and most certainly outcasts because of the scandalous

ography, and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. They plan to marry at 4 p.m. March 16, 2013 in Lawrence, Kansas.

â€” Send email to Darrell Brazell at darrell@newhopelawrence. com.

Send your questions about faith and spiritual issues for our religion columnists to religion@ljworld.com.

Michael Moriarty, L.C., originally from Lawrence, has made his perpetual profession of vows and obtained a licentiate degree in philosophy and a bachelorâ€™s degree in theology from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical College in Rome. He lives in Chicago, where he serves as auxiliary chaplain for the Lumen Institute.

Paul Soyland, of Lawrence, has received a graduate certificate in computer and network security from Park University in Parkville, Mo.

The Kansas University Wind Ensemble will perform at Carnegie Hall on March 26. The KU Wind Ensemble, conducted by Paul Popiel, director of bands, will present the world premiere of a work commissioned for the ensemble, titled â€œIn the Shadow of No Towers,â€? by New York-based composer Mohammed Fairouz. Musicians will include: Thomas Strausser, of De Soto; Eric Killen, of Lawrence; Katelyn McKeirnan, of De Soto; Emily Bachert, of Lawrence; Philip Kaul, of De Soto; Colin Lohrenz, of Lawrence; and Ozzie Backus, of Lawrence.

The miracle is giving, not getting The Rev. Robert Leiste, pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2700 Lawrence Ave.: A song came to mind that captures the mood of the times in which we live or shop: â€œSanta Claus is Coming to Town.â€? In this song the reason for being good, especially around Christmas, is â€œgettingâ€? presents. Such is not the miracle for the season. The miracle of Christmas to me is the giving. It the giving by God of his son that started the season. The gift was most precious, the coming of his son into this world. There was a purpose to this gift: his death on the cross and resurrection so that God could continually give us his good gifts. Out of this gift of Jesus we have the greatest gifts of hope, faith and love plus so many more. The miracle of Christmas is the gift of Godâ€™s son. Out of this gift, the next miracle is that the grace of giving has continued both to people we know

(donâ€™t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with receiving a gift at Christmas; otherwise, Leiste someone would not have anyone to give to) and those we do not know. People still give to the kettles, which helps people they will never see. How many churches like mine are taking a collection to provide gifts for a family or senior that are financially in need? Or also like my church â€” we are taking a collection of Sunday school supplies and shoes that will be sent to Belize â€” helping those who will never be able to help back since they are so far away? Why do we give? Because we have received the gift of God in the form of his son that brings life, forgiveness and salvation in this world. â€” Send email to Robert Leiste at raleiste@yahoo.com.

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Four Wheel Drive Townhomes Move-in Specials 2859 Four Wheel Drive Amazing 2BR, tranquil intimate setting, free standing townhome w/ courtyard, cathedral ceilings, skylights, & W/D. Most residents professionals. Pets ok. Water & trash pd. $685/mo. 785-842-5227 info@villa26lawrence.com

2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable. Pets under 20 lbs. allowed Call 785-842-2575 www.princeton-place.com

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• 2 & 3 BR, 2 baths • some w/walkout bsmt. • 2 car garage w/opener • W/D hookups • Maintenance free Call for Specials 785-832-0555, 785-766-2722

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3BR, 2 or 2.5 bath- 2 car w/openers W/D hookups, FP, major appls. Lawn care & snow removal 785-865-2505

HAWTHORN TOWNHOMES 1st month Rent FREE 3 Bedroom w/Garage Pets under 60lbs. 785-842-3280

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3 Geese: 2 embden and one Chinese goose. $50 for all three. Call 816-718-9405

1BR, furnished, in quiet, neat home. Perfect for stu- For the beer drinker who everything but a dent, non-smoker pre- has STEIN: German, 8” high, ferred. $475. 785-979-4406 1950’s, $15. 785-843-1378 after 6pM. Available Now 400 sq. ft. Office Space 5040 Bob Billings Pkwy $500 w/ all utilities paid (785) 842-2 2475

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AVAILABLE at WEST LAWRENCE LOCATION $525/mo., Utilities included Conference Room, Fax Machine, Copier Available Call Donna at (or e-mail) 785-841-6565 Advanco@sunflower.com

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* Luxurious Apt. Villas * 1BR, 1 bath, 870 sq. ft. * Fully Equipped * Granite countertops * 1 car covered parking

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Houses 436 Eldridge, 3BR, 2 bath, W/D incl, 2 car, walk-ins, $1,099/mo. 785-856-9643

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Buick 2004 Lesabre Limited 3800 V6, leather heated memory seats, power equipment, steering wheels controls, stk#327812 only $4,915. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cadillac 2007 CTS w/luxury package, sunroof, alloy wheels, leather heated memory seats, Bose sound, stk#144841 only $14,875.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

For the pipe smoker who has (almost) everything: clay CHURCHWARDEN PIPE (Dutch, 16” long) & HUMIDOR (German, 7” high); both 1950’s, $35. 785-843-1378 after 6pM. GLOBE, lighted, floorstand, 34” high, $75. Call 785-843-1378 after 6pm. Lighter, new in box, Slime line Zipp lighter, $20. Call 816-718-9405 New Sunbeam Heated King Mattress Pad, White, never Opened. 10 Hour Auto-Off and 10 Warming Settings to Save Energy. Machine Wash & Dry. Fits up to 19” Deep. 5 Year Limited Warranty, $75. 785-843-7566

Cadillac 2008 DTS Luxury II V8, leather heated & cooled seats, remote start, alloy wheels, all the luxury without the luxury price! Stk#543052 only $16,815 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Table Top Fountain, $10. Please call for more info. Full length sun lamp for 816-718-9405 psoriasis treatment, $100. Call or text 785- 893-4176.

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Refrigerator, older, $75. Please call or text, Pianos, Kimball console 785-893-4176, Baldwin City $575, Howard Spinet $525, Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet, $475. Gulbranson Spinet Baby & Children $450. Price includes tuning & delivery. 785-832-9906 Items Baby Equipment, Stroller, Sports-Fitness car seat& base, walker, exersaucer, bath tub, um- Equipment brella stroller bouncy seat, swing, rocking seat. Mongoose Men’s bicycle, 26”, 21 speed, blue, extras. $40 for all. 785-542-1147 Near new - Great gift! $100 Good Baby Clothes, 6 to 12 785-691-5214 mos. $5/bag (girls) Also, cute fuzzy flip flops, Nearly new Iron Man In$4/pair (only 6 pairs). version table, relieve back pain/tension. Easy, safe, 785-542-1147 $100 785-691-5214 Tennis Racquet. Head Liquidmetal Flex Point 10. 4 1/2 in. grip, 121 in. head Vintage Clothing, (women) size, 8.3 oz, 60# strings. $5 to $20. Hankies, shoes, Bag. Essentially new. New, etc. Please call for more $275, Used, $135 on eBay. info. 816- 377-8928 Just $89. 785-843-5566.

2011 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT V6,18K miles, Auto, Red, Great car. $22,500 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Chevrolet 2010 Camaro RS, one owner, GM certified, remote start, alloy wheels, On Star, 2 years of maintenance included, very sharp! Stk#328131 only $22,815. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Firewood-Stoves A Full Cord Seasoned Hedge, Oak, Locust & mixed hardwoods, stacked & delivered, $180. Call Landon, 785-766-0863 Cured Firewood for sale. Hedge, oak, locust, & other mixed hardwoods. $170/cord. Split, stacked & Delivered. Call Ryan at 785-418-9910

Seasoned Mixed Firewood, $80 per half cord. $160 full cord. 3 miles S. of Lawrence. Call Lloyd 785-842-4502

Furniture Bed frame - Queen size bed frame, $35. Please call 785-218-2742. Big man’s recliner, beige in color, great condition, $100, Call 785-218-2742 Mattress and box spring set, Queen Size (firm), $100. Excellent condition. Call 785-542-2526 or 785-764-2853.

Chevrolet 2001 Malibu LS, ONE owner, NO acccidents, and ONLY 49K miles! Beautiful condition, great gas mileage, NICE car for a great price! Nice navy blue color, clean inside. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Chevrolet 2011 Malibu LT, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, power equipment, cruise control, steering wheel controls, stk#18083A only $16,352 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chrysler 2005 300C, beautiful silver with gray leaher heated seats, and only 45K miles! ONE owner, CLEAN car and history. Fully loaded. Moonroof and backup sensors. Buy below loan value! Sale$14,990. See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7 Chrysler 2005 PT Cruiser Limited Edition. Ft. Riley soldier trade-in, Cool Vanilla, moonroof, chrome wheels, and only $4990 (KBB value $6732, loan value $6300). See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th Stt. 785-856-6100 24/7 Chrysler 2008 PT Cruiser Touring. Nice Cool Vanilla color, low miles, NO accident history, and great gas mileage from the 4 cyl. automatic. Extremely nice late model car for under $10,000. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-85 56-6100 24/7

2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT Power windows, power locks, alloy wheels, and a rear spoiler make this the perfect kid car. Great on gas and front wheel drive. 12M883A $7,600.

Free Firewood. You cut and haul. Please call 785-843-3349

Hardwood Firewood, split, seasoned, and delivered. Full size pickup load $100. 785-843-TREE (8733)

Chevrolet 2011 Cruze LS, one owner local trade, only 6k miles, power equipment, cd, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, stk#349091 only $16,819. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Firewood: Mixed hardwoods, mostly split. Stacked/delivered. $90 -1/2. James 785-304-4075

Gas fireplace ceramic logs. Winter may yet come. One log is 4” x 18” and one is 2” x 13”. A bargain at $15 for both. 785-843-5566.

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Chevy 2011 Impala LT GM Certified w/2 years scheduled maintenance included, very affordable with low payments, stk#16717 only $14,396.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Rug from Pottery Barn, 8x10. Colors: squares of browns, gold, beiges, blues, off white, greens. Goes with everything! $75. 785-843-0097

Antique royal “Old Curios- Set of four 19”x19” sports ity Shop”, green dishes. 47 figure pillows, for tv or pieces $45. 913-908-8255. boys room. $30. 913-908-8255.

Seasoned Mixed Firewood for sale. Lawrence area. Delivery available. Call Pine Landscape Center. 785-843-6949

430 Eisenhower Drive Showing by Appt. Call 785-842-1524 www.mallardproperties lawrence.com 550 Stoneridge 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts. Salt Water Pool, Business Center, Fire Side Lounge and Tennis Court Call Today 785-830-8600 www.HuntersRidgeks.com

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Hampton Court Apts. 2350 Ridge Court, #20 785-843-6177

1BR W/D, Pool, Gym

Bar Flex LED 3BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage, Stanley all appls. included, 6201 W. under-the-hood work light, cordless, magnetic base, 6th, pets welcome charger. New. $7. $1,250/mo. 785-218-7264 785-843-5566. 3BR, 2 story, 2 baths, 2 car garage, 3624 W. 7th, has study, FP, unfinished bsmt, Medical C/A, dw, W/D hooks, 1 pet Equipment ok, $1100, 785-841-5797 Home Medics, Your personal back Therapist mat, Mobile Homes massages, heat, etc., cycles full body $20. Call 2BR, 2 bath, in Lecompton, 816-718-9405 in quiet park, first month’s rent FREE! $560/mo. Call 785-887-6584 Miscellaneous

PARKWAY 4000

Move-in Specials Units avail. NOW 2BR apts, 2BR Townhomes, 3BR Townhomes VILLA 26 APARTMENTS & Townhomes Quiet, great location on KU bus route, no pets, W/D in all units. 785-842-5227 www.info@villa26 lawrence.com

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2730 Maverick, $850/mo, Serta iComfort queen size adjustable Motion Perfect 3 BR, 1 bath, basement, Foundation Sleep System large fenced yard, availw/oak headboard. Used by able now. one person for 7 months. Heritage Realty New, $2,774.00, nearly new 785-841-1412 $1,300.00. Always covered 2BR, Amazing old stone in moisture proof cover & house just S. of town, mod- foam topper. 785-856-4139 ern amenities. No pets/ after 4 pm smoking. $1170/mo. Please Twin size mattress and call (785) 841-2828. boxspring, new, $100. 2BR, 715 Maine, 2 bath, 3 785-218-2742. story, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, 2 car garage, 1 pet ok, Machinery-Tools $1350, 785-841-5797 Rotary shears by SKIL. Available Now Cordless Lithium Ion, re2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Homes chargeable battery. $850 - $1150 Charger and owner’s (785) 841-4785 manual. New. 1/3rd retail garberprop.com at $10. 785-843-5566.

• 2BR, 2 bath avail. • W/D hookups • 2 Car garage w/opener • New appls. & carpets • Maintenance free Call for Specials 785-749-2555/785-766-2722

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Rooms (newly remodeled) Rent by week or by month. With cable & internet. Call Virginia Inn 785-856-7536

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3BR, 951 Arkansas, 1 month free, 2 bath, C/A, laundry, dw, microwave, $750, no pets, 785-841-5797 1 & 2BRs avail. Jan. 1st. Near KU, on bus route, laundry on-site, water/trash paid. No pets. AC Management 785-842-4461

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Trust or Banking experience preferred. Requires excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to prioritize and multi-task. Lawrence office. Send resume to: TCK Human Resources P O Box 3699 Wichita KS 67201-3699 or kufford@TCKansas.com

SUNRISE VILLAGE Check out our new patios! $300-$400 off 1st mo. rent! 3-4BR, gar, W/D, KU bus route, 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com

3601 Clinton Pkwy *GREAT FALL SPECIALS* 1,2,3 BR W/D, Hot Tub Fitness Center, Sm pet OK! 785-842-3280

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Limited time Only: Sign a lease, get $250 off 2nd month’s rent! Prices starting at $449/bedroom. Located on bus route, close to KU and access to upgraded amenities, including 24-hour clubhouse, fitness center, business center, 2 bark parks and indoor basketball court. Call 785-842-5111 for more info or visit www.campuscourtku.com

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LOST: Black Terrier type dog. Answers to Buddy. Wearing red sweater & red spike collar. Lost around vicinity of Aldi’s on Iowa in Lawrence. Miss my Buddy. Danny @785-318-2055 or Nancy @ 785-215-4895.

2BR starting at $500, 1BR starting at $450 all deposits $300. www.parkwaypropertiesks.com 785-841-1155

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23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com 2002 Buick LeSabre Custom-99K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Steering Radio Controls, 2-owner, Save $4,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it! Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2002 Ford Escort for sale. Only 41,000 miles (yes that’s right)! Power windows, locks, tilt, cruise control, 4D. $4,000. Call 550-0534 (leave message)

2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4cyl, 42mpg, Auto, Gray. $17,998 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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We are now your Chevrolet dealer, call us for your service or sales needs! Dale Willey Automotive 785-843-5200

2011 Ford Focus Ford Certified Pre-owned comes with a great warranty and peace of mind knowing that the car is almost brand new. Great gas mileage and plenty of room. P1074 $14,995 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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Chevrolet 1999 Suburban, 2001 Lexus RX300 SUV in in shiny white with super excellent working condiclean interior. Beautiful tion. White color with tan wheels, rear air, 3rd row, leather interior premium MUCH more. 4X4. See package, heated front website for photos. seats, moon roof, etc. CurRueschhoff Automobiles rent mileage is 96000 mirueschhoffautos.com les. Asking $9950 or Best 2441 W. 6th St. Offers. Leave message at 785-856-6100 24/7 785-841-71-three-zero.

2010 Ford Focus SE Really low miles on a great gas saving sedan. PW/PL, cruise control, great car for those on a budget. Remaining factory warranty. #P1080 $13,500. 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2009 Scion xB CARFAX 1-owner, very roomy crossover from the original boxcar maker. #P1025A $12,568

Infiniti 2007 G35 X AWD V6, leather heated memory seats, sunroof, spoiler, alloy wheels, Bose sound, power equipment, stk# 118131 only $17,694.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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2009 Mitsubishi Galant ES Great MPG and many luxury options. Leather seats, heated seats with power adjusting. Only 50K miles. 13T469A $12,136 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2012 Volvo C30 This is a very fun car to drive. Turbocharged 5 cylinder engine with an automatic/manual transmission. Very zippy. Bluetooth technology and memory seats with a hatchback for storage. Over $30,000 brand new. P1078A $24,000 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500

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2010 Taurus SHO 2005 Ford Focus ZX5 Great car for a first time driver. 5 door hatchback with an automatic transmission. Great gas mileage and a local trade. This one won’t last. 12T1083B $7,995 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama Lawrence

365 HP EcoBoost engine and AWD makes this Taurus an exciting car to drive. CARFAX 1-owner and low miles. Remaining factory warranty. P9897 $25,972

Low miles and a lot of factory warranty left. We sold this one brand new. Great gas mileage and a blast to drive. P1077 $15,000 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500

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2008 Honda Civic LX-133K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 2-owner, Nice $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049 2010 Ford Fusion SE 110k, AT, AC, CD, Steering Radio Controls, Keyless Entry, 1-owner, Clean $11,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049 Ford 2000 Mustang. ONE OWNER, gleaming white, tan interior. NICE car, 5 speed, alloy wheels with Michelin tires. 3 month drive train plan included. “New sale price- $4650” See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. /7 785-856-6100 24/

2.0L Turbo engine with an automatic gets great gas mileage from a roomy and useful wagon. Leather seats, power liftgate and a cargo cover. 12T451A $16,000

2005 Honda CR-V LX 4WD-117K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 1-owner, Nice $10,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2003 GMC Envoy XL 6cyl, Auto, 97K mi, Pwr everything! $9,888 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2005 Honda Pilot EX-L

2008 Buick Enclave CXL

2009 Lexus ES 350 45K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Clean $26,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

97K, AT, Heated Leather, Dual Moonroof, CD Changer, DVD System, 2-owner, Third Row $17,900.

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Red, Very clean, Alloy wheels, 97k miles, Auto trans, $9,500 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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GMC 2010 Terrain SLE, one owner, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, alloy wheels, On Star, power equipment, stk#53828A1 only $20,415. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2008 Nissan Rogue S

2006 Honda Civic LX 91K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Keyless Entry, 1-owner, Steal at $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2009 Nissan Maxima 4 door sports car. A lot of room in this fun to drive car with a 6-disc cd changer, SMART key with push button start and still gets good gas mileage. P10012A $19,500

2010 Ford Edge Great value in this newer model, low miles crossover

AWD crossover with heated leather seats and a 4 cylinder engine that gets great MPG. Local trade bought new here in Lawrence and traded in on a newer crossover. 13T557A $13,874

Power window, power locks with keyless entry, and cruise control. P1051 $18,150

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2012 Hyundai Accent GLS0 4cyl, Auto 20K mi, Certified, 40 mpg. $14,949 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2010 Lexus RX 350 AWD-66K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, DVD Headrests, 1-owner, Nice $30,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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2006 GMC Yukon Denali AWD -119K, AT, Dual Zone Climate Control, CD Changer, Moonroof, Heated Leather, 1-owner, Third Row $13,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2006 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2007 Ford Edge SEL Auto, 125K mi, 6cyl, Carfax 1 owner. $14,650 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Limited AWD-80K, AT, CD Changer, Heated Leather, Moonroof, Florida Car, Nice $13,900.

GMC 2003 Yukon SLT. Local family trade-in. 4X4, leather, and loads of options! Beautiful platinum gray. 125K miles and under $10,000. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

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2009 Smart ForTwo Passion

2008 Lincoln MKZ Luxury and comfort come in this great car. Leather seats, remote start, and good gas mileage. P10025A $14,942 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2011 Hyundai Accent GLS 4cyl, Auto, 39K mi, Certified, 34 mpg, Carfax 1 owner. $14,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Lexus 2011 RX350 AWD, one owner, leather heated memory seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, save thousands over new! Stk#600721 only $35841. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Convertible, heated leather seats, and phenomenal gas mileage. Very low miles and perfect for a commuter car. Roomier than you might think. 12C462A $11,000 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Ford 2010 Edge SEL AWD one owner, power liftgate, SYNC, leather heated seats, CD changer, power equipment, and much more! Stk#113961 only $21,444 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2010 Toyota Rav4

Real Time 4x4 from Honda a great car for the family. Easy to keep clean and drive in bad weather. Clean CARFAX. “Jazz Hands” 13B246B $13,995 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

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2009 Saturn Aura XR Well equipped with leather, heated seats, power seat. 4 cylinder for great MPG and roomy at the same time. 12T543B $13,000. 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Saturn 2007 Ion 3, one owner, local trade, super nice car! Leather, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, great gas mileage! This one won’t last long, please hurry! Stk#392301 only $9,845. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 AT, Heated Leather, Moonroof, CD Changer, Paddle Shifters, 1-owner, Flawless $21,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

1990 Mazda Miata 69,124 mi, Silver, Convertible, Manual, Very clean local trade. $6,888. Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Convertible with all the options. Leather, Navigation, Automatic, V6 engine. Only 67K miles. P1033A $16,748 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Mazda 2007 6, one owner, fwd, ABS, power equipment, CD changer, very affordable! Stk#324441 only $9,415. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2011 Hyundai Genesis, 3.8 V6, Auto, Pwr everything, Gold, Certified, 27 mpg. $25,949. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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Volvo 2001 Coupe C70, sporty styling and in excellent condition. One owner, clean, extremely well maintained. Color: Moondust; tan leather seats, seat warmers, sunroof, automatic transmission. Must see to appreciate! $3,500 or best offer. Call 785-633-1508 for more information.

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Ford 2010 F150 Lariat 4wd, one owner, very clean, leather heated & cooled seats, running boards, tow package, alloy wheels, navigation, sunroof, stk#626692 only $33,777.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

1997 Ford F-150 Rare SuperCab Lariat with the Flareside bed. 5.4L V8 with leather seats and only 91K miles. Well taken care of and a CARFAX 1-owner. 12T1293A $7,995 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Honda 2003 Pilot EXL 4wd, leather, power seat, 2nd row bench, alloy wheels, very affordable, only $10,815.00 stk#54357A1 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Great crossover with leather seats. Very safe with Ford’s Safety canopy system and advanced traction control system makes it easy to drive. 12T638B $15,780 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama 843-3500

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2008 Toyota 4Runner V6 SR5

Toyota 2004 Corolla S. Very clean, two owner no accident car in nice navy blue. 4 cyl automatic for great gas mileage- 34 MPG highway. Very clean interior. See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, Auto, White, 134K, Great truck. $18,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2004 Honda Element EX

V6 Limited-110k, AT, Dual Zone Climate Control, CD Changer, Navigation, Heated Leather, 1-owner, Clean $20,900.

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Chevrolet 2011 Silverado LS extended cab, one owner, GM certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, tow package, On Star, power equipment, stk#358941 only $22,419. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Nissan 2006 Sentra 1.8S, automatic, great gas mileage, in shiny silver. CLEAN car, CLEAN history, fun and economical to drive. Famous Nissan reliability. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

Nissan 2009 Xterra SE 4wd, running boards, ABS, traction control, alloy wheels, local trade, power equipment, stk#159931 only $18,745 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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2010 Lexus HS 250h 29K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Like New $27,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Nissan 1997 Pathfinder 4X4. Very clean for age! Chrome wheels. Famous Nissan V6, autmatic. “New sale price- $3995” Burgundy with clean interior. See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-610 00 24/7

Truck-Pickups

4WD -119K, AT, AC, CD Changer, Heated Leather, Moonroof, 2owner, Third Row Seating $12,900.

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Have your car cleaned by a Professional! We will detail your car the same as our pre-owned inventory. Most vehicles are only $220.95 call Allen @ Dale Willey Automotive to schedule your cars make over! You won’t believe the difference! 785-843-5200 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevy 2011 Equinox LS fwd, one owner, GM Certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, power equipment, alloy wheels, stk#397671 only $21,326.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Nissan 2002 Pathfinder LE in beautiful silver with black leather. Famous Nissan V6, 4X4, moonroof, and more. Awesome midsize SUV. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Crossovers

Mitsubishi 2010 Lancer one owner, sunroof, rear spoiler, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, premium sound, lot of extras, stk#599933 only $15,815 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Go to ljworld.com or call 785-832-1000.

Cars-Imports

2009 VW Passat Komfort Wagon

23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2006 Lexus ES 330-137K, AT, CD Changer, Moonroof, Navigation, Heated/Cooled Leather, Clean $10,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

PUT YOUR EMPLOYMENT AD IN TODAY!!

2006 Mercury Mountaineer 76,292 mi, AC, CD, MP3 decoder, Leather. PL & PW. Very comfortable, Carfax 1 owner. $13,888. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

4 cylinder that gets great gas mileage and a clean CARFAX. This is one of the most popular mid-size sedans on the road today and a great value. This one was more than $23,000 brand new. P1085 $15,412

Chevrolet 2012 Traverse special purchase 3 to choose from! Starting at $25,415 stk #17524. Hurry for best selection!! Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2011 Mitsubishi Lancer ES

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2012 Ford Fusion SE

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Infinity 2008 G37, only 39k miles, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, Bose sound, stk#656231 only $23715. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

WE BUY CARS Top dollar for top late model vehicles. Drive in, see Danny or Jeff and get your big bucks today! 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2003 Honda CR-V EX 4WD-122K, AT, AC, CD Changer, Moonroof, Cruise, 2-owner, Clean $9,500.

4WD-74K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Moonroof, 2-owner, Steal at $17,900.

Jeep 2007 Liberty Sport. Popular white, clean inside and out. 4X4, chrome wheels, ONE owner, NO accident Jeep, on sale for only $7995. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2002 Ford F-150 SuperCrew CARFAX 1-owner and very spacious. Running boards, bed liner, tow package, and power equipment. P10004A $9,330 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Sport Utility-4x4 2003 Honda CR-V EX-122K, AT, Cruise, Moonroof, CD Changer, 2-owner, Save $9,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Chevrolet 1999 Suburban, in shiny white with super clean interior. Beautiful wheels, rear air, 3rd row, MUCH more. 4X4. See website for photos. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Jeep 2010 Patriot Sport 4wd, 4cyl, automatic, ABS, power equipment, traction control, stk#12846 only $16458.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

WE BUY CARS Top dollar for top late model vehicles. Drive in, see Danny or Jeff and get your big bucks today! 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 3C

BUSINESS Accounting

Carpets & Rugs

Caroline H. Eddinger, CPA, LLC Tax Services Business Consulting lawrencemarketplace.com /eddinger-cpa (785) 550-4149

Auctioneers BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Automotive Sales Buying Junk & Repairable Vehicles. Cash Paid. Free Tow. U-Call, We-Haul! Call 785-633-7556

Automotive Services

• • • • •

Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

Family Owned & Operated for 37 Years Domestic & Foreign Expert Service 630 Connecticut St

Foundation Repair

Cecil Construction LLC All your home improvement needs specailizing in new const., siding, windows, doors, additions, decks, Fully ins. 785-312-0813

ADVANCED SYSTEMS Basement & foundation repair Your hometown company Over three decades 785-841-0145 mybasementiscracked.com

Decks & Fences

Kitchen & Bath

Looking for Something Creative? Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791 www.billyconstruction.com

Carpet Remnants

Soft, Warm & Quiet Room-Size Overstocks At Warehouse Savings! • Guest Bedroom • Family Room • Playroom • Living Room • ANY Room! Bring your room sizes and let’s get started! D-I-Y or use the Pro’s!

Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories. 785-843-5803 bryantcollisionrepair@msn.com. lawrencemarketplace.com/ bryant-collision-repair

Construction

New Easy-Care Floors Before The Holidays At Warehouse Savings!

Fast Update with Ceramic Tile Wood Laminates Oak Planks Vinyl Tiles Vinyl Rolls

Warehouse prices 40%-70% less than showroom stores. www.FloorTraderLawrence.com Jennings’

Stacked Deck

• Decks • Gazebos • Framing • Siding • Fences • Additions • Remodel • Weatherproofing & Staining Insured, 20 yrs. experience. 785-550-5592

Buy locally with confidence. A Jennings store for over 25 years

Cleaning

For Everything Electrical Committed to Excellence Since 1972 Full Service Electrical Contractor www.quality-electric.net

Get Lynn on the line! 785-843-LYNN www.lynnelectric.com lawrencemarketplce.com/ lynncommunications

Westside 66 & Car Wash

Full Service Gas Station 100% Ethanol-Free Gasoline Auto Repair Shop - Automatic Car Washes Starting At Just $3 2815 W 6th St | 785-843-1878 lawrencemarketplace.com/ westside66

Thicker line? Bolder heading? Color background or Logo? Ask how to get these features in your ad TODAY!!

Carpet Cleaning Kansas Carpet Care, Inc.

Your locally owned and operated carpet and upholstery cleaning company since 1993! • 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available By Appointment Only

Specializing in Carpet, Tile & Upholstery cleaning. Carpet repairs & stretching, Odor Decontamination, Spot Dying & 24 hr Water extraction. www.doctor-clean.com 785-840-4266

FOUNDATION REPAIR

www.scott-temperature.com lawrencemarketplace.com/ scotttemperature

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

785-843-2244

Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting. Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB . Free Estimates Since 1962

Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

Janitorial Services Business-Commercial-Industrial Housecleaning Carpet Cleaning Tile & Grout Cleaning The “Greener Cleaner” Locallly Owned Since 1983 Free Estimates

785-842-6264

LawrenceMarketplace.com/ bpi

Golden Rule Lawncare Lawn cleanup Snow Removal Family owned & operated Eugene Yoder Call for Free Est. Insured. 785-224-9436 Green Grass Lawn Care Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, Snow Removal. Insured all jobs considered 785-312-0813/785-893-1509

Home Improvements JB’s Handyman Remodeling Over 20 years exp. All small remodel jobs in the Lawrence area. Specializing in Drywall. Call David 785-331-5773 gonfshing@sunflower.com

Light Up The Season! • Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at Lawrencemarketplace.com /freestategaragedoors

• Holiday Lighting Installation • Professional and timely • Residential & Commercial

Year round storage

913-488-7320

General Services

1783 E 1500 Rd, Lawrence

PineLandscapeCenter.com Find us on Facebook Pine Landscape Center 785-843-6949

Computer Repair & Upgrades Computer Running Slow? Viruses/Malware? Troubleshooting? Lessons? Computer Questions, Advise? We Can Help 785-979-0838

Haul Free: Salvageable items. Minimum charge: other moving/hauling jobs. Also Maintenance/Cleaning for home/business, inside/out plumbing / electrical & more. www.a2zenterprises.info 785-841-6254

STARVING ARTISTS MOVING

15yr. locally owned and operated company. Professionally trained staff. We move everything from fossils to office and household goods. Call for a free estimate. 785-749-5073 http://lawrencemarketplace. com/starvingartist

IT’S

Office* Clerical* Accounting Light Industrial* Technical Finance* Legal

Int. & Ext. Remodeling All Home Repairs Mark Koontz

Bus. 913-269-0284

Renovations Kitchen/Bath Remodels House Additions & Decks Quality Work Affordable Prices

Apply at eapp.adecco.com Or Call (785) 842-1515 BETTER WORK BETTER LIFE lawrencemarketplace.com/ adecco

(785) 550-1565

A. B. Painting & Repair

Int/ext. Drywall, Tile, Siding, Wood rot, & Decks 30 plus yrs. Refs. Free Est.

Al 785-331-6994 albeil@aol.com

mmdownstic@hotmail.com Lawrencemarketplace.com/tic

Temporary or Contract Staffing Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search Onsite Services (785) 749-7550 1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS lawrencemarketplace.com/ express

Guttering Services

Retired Carpenter, Deck Repairs, Home Repairs, Interior Wall Repair & Painting, Doors, Wood Rot, Powerwash 785-766-5285

Aquatech Seamless Guttering Proven Leaf guards Popular Colors available Free Est. 913-634-9784 www.GUTTERMYHOME.com

JASON TANKING CONSTRUCTION New Construction Framing, Remodels, Additions, Decks Fully Ins. & Lic. 785.760.4066 lawrencemarketplace.com/ jtconstruction

Financial

Insurance

Decorative & Regular Drives, Walks & Patios Custom Jayhawk Engraving Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks Kate, 785-423-4464 www.kbpaintingllc.com

Supplying all your Painting needs. Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Free estimates/Insured.

TWO GOOD PAINTERS 785-424-5860 Husband & wife team excellent refs. 20yrs. exp. Mark & Carolyn Collins

JAYHAWK GUTTERING

All Your Banking Needs Your Local Lawrence Bank

Seamless aluminum guttering. Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned. Insured. Free estimates.

785-842-0094

Serving individuals, farmers & business owners 785-331-3607

Pet Services

LawrenceMarketplace.com/ kansasinsurance

Concrete

Your Local Concrete Repair Specialist Foundation & Crack Repair Driveways- Sidewalks-Patios Sandblasting-Concrete Sawing Core Drilling 888-326-2799 Lawrence concreteinc@centurylink.net

Professional Service with a Tender Touch

Stress Free for you and your pet.

Call Calli 785-766-8420

www.cnnmobilepetsalons.com

Plumbing

Heating & Cooling Flooring Installation

Artisan Floor Company

Hardwood Floor Installation, Refinishing and Repair Locally Owned, Insured, Free Estimates 785-691-6117 www.artisanfloorcompany.com

Landscaping

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.” Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665 lawrencemarketplace.com/ rivercityhvac

Live More Pay Less Worry-free life at an affordable price

1510 St. Andrews

785-841-6845

Lawrencemarketplace.com/ druryplace

Roofing

New Construction Service & Repair Commercial & Residential FREE ESTIMATES Licensed & Insured

785-856-6315

lawrencemarketplace.com/ precisionplumbing

Plan Now For Next Year • Custom Pools, Spas & Water Features • Design & Installation • Pool Maintenance (785) 843-9119

midwestcustompools.com

Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

785-865-0600

Taking Care of Lawrence’s Plumbing Needs for over 40 Years (785) 841-2112 lawrencemarketplace.com /kastl

Real Estate Services

Complete Roofing Services Professional Staff Quality Workmanship lawrencemarketplace.com/ lawrenceroofing

Prompt Superior Service Residential * Commercial Tear Off * Reroofs

Free Estimates

Insurance Work Welcome

785-764-9582

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Realty Executives - Hedges Joy Neely 785-371-3225 www.happyhomehunters.com

Tree/Stump Removal

EASY!

Call: 785-832-2222 Fax: 785-832-7232 Email: classifieds@ljworld.com

Painting

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CONCRETE INC

Drury Place

Moving-Hauling

Placing an ad...

785-856-GOLD(4653) Jewelry, coins, silver, watches. Earn money with broken & Unwanted jewelry

Retirement Community

ROCK-SOD-SOIL-MULCH

NOT Your ordinary bicycle store!

Residential Commercial Prof. Window Cleaning Post Construction Gutters • Power Washing Sustainable Options lawrencemarketplace.com/ hawkwash Free Est. 785-749-0244

Pet Services

Precision Plumbing

Employment Services

785-842-3311

For Promotions & More Info: lawrencemarketplace.com/ kansas_carpet_care

Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

No Job Too Big or Small

785-842-2108

Across The Bridge In North Lawrence 903 N 2nd St | 785-842-2922 lawrencemarketplace.com/ battery

Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Garage Doors

lawrencemarketplace.com/ dalerons

For All Your Battery Needs

Heating & Cooling

Concrete, Block & Limestone Wall Repair, Waterproofing Drainage Solutions Sump Pumps, Driveways. 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Electrical

Floor Trader 3000 Iowa St. 841-3838

Call 866-823-8220 to advertise.

Recycling Services 12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals 1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730 lawrencemarketplace.com/ recyclecenter Lonnie’s Recycling Inc. Buyers of aluminum cans, all type metals & junk vehicles. Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-4, 501 Maple, Lawrence. 785-841-4855 lawrencemarketplace.com/ lonnies

Repairs and Services

Unsightly black streaks of mold & dirt on your roof? Mold/Mildew on your house? Is winter salt intrusion causing your concrete to flake? Mobile Enviro-Wash 785-842-3030

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

No Job Too Small Free Est. Lic. & Ins. 913-268-3120 www.budgettreeservicekc.com

Chris Tree Service

20yrs. exp. Trees trimmed, cut down, hauled off. Free Est. Ins. & Lic. 913-631-7722, 913-301-3659

Kansas Tree Care.com Trimming, removal, & stump grinding by Lawrence locals Certified by Kansas Arborists Assoc. since 1997 “We specialize in preservation and restoration” Ins. & Lic. visit online 785-843-TREE (8733)

STARTING or BUILDING a Business? 785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Utility Trailers

EAGLE TRAILER CO.

Water, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration • Odor Removal • Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning •

Manufacturing Quality Flatbed Trailers 20 years SALES SERVICE PARTS WE SELL STEEL WELDING SERVICES (785) 841-3200

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351

Window Installation/Service

STARTING or BUILDING a Business?

Martin Windows & Doors

I COME TO YOU!

Dependable & Reliable pet sitting, feeding, walks, overnights, and more! References! Insured! 785-550-9289

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Milgard replacement windows Free est. 15 yrs. exp. Locally owned & operated Great prices! 785-760-3445

NEED TO SELL YOUR CAR? Reach readers in print and online across Northeast Kansas! Create your ad in minutes today on

1-785-832-2222 or 1-866-823-8220

4C SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 Truck-Pickups Vans-Buses

2006 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab for passenger and cargo space inside. Automatic transmission, power windows and lock, and for an old school touch, a CD player and Cassette player. Only 37K miles and a clean CARFAX. 12T977A $16,995 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Honda 2010 CRV EX 4wd, one owner, sunroof, ABS, power equipment, alloy wheels, low miles, stk#15075 only $20715. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Honda 2004 Odyssey EX another one owner trade in! Alloy wheels, great dependability, DVD, power equipment, stk#52302A1 only $7,815. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2005 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4, 87K mi Auto, Red, Carfax 1 owner. $14,988 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2001 Honda Odyssey EX-153K, AT, AC, CD, Leather, Power Doors, 2-owner, Clean $4,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2005 GMC Canyon SLE Good crew cab truck and MPG. 5 Cyl engine for a little more power and priced to sell. #12T1162A $11,600 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

GM CERTIFIED is not like any other dealer backed warranty. Don’t let the other dealers tell you any different. Dale Willey Automotive is the only dealer in Lawrence that GM Certifies their cars and trucks. Come see the difference!

2007 Hyundai Entourage 26,601 mi, Rear captain chairs and third row seating, Leather, Traction control, Great for large family. $17,000. Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Autos Wanted

Call for details. 785-843-5200 ask for Allen

2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Crew Cab 4X4-77K, AT, Dual Zone Climate Control, CD, Line-X Bed, Cruise Control, Tow Package, 1-owner, Low Miles $17,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

What’s GM Certified? 2yrs of free regular maintenance 172 Pt. Inspection 12 Mo./12,000 Mi. Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty 100,000 mi./5-yr. limited Powertrain warranty, no deduct. 24-hr. Roadside Assistance Courtesy transportation. Nationwide coverage backed By General Motors. Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Lawrence

2002 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6 SR5 2WD-110K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Cloth Interior, 2-owner, Save $11,900. View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Vans-Buses Chevrolet 2003 Astro Cargo AWD. Rare findclean ONE owner Astro with all wheel drive. No longer made, best work van ever. White, very clean, low miles. $7950. Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-610 00 24/7

2005 Chrysler Town and Country Under 100K mi, Rear captain chairs and third row seating, Leather, Pwr sliding rear doors and DVD player. $9,988 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 22, 2012)

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Low miles and 3rd row Sto ‘n’ Go. Built in car seats in the middle row and the LATCH system for other car seats. Great minivan from the original minivan maker. 12C1216A $12,500 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com Need an apartment? Place your ad at ljworld.com or email classifieds@ljworld.com

PARKWAY STORAGE Public auction Dec. 27-29th (785)749-3499 1). #239 Wolf, Mark Tools, Garden implements, skateboards and ramps 2). #521 Bertsch, Bruce household items 3). #1205-#1209 Stineman, LTD Tools, PVC, shelving, misc. household items A) Must show I.D. B) Unit must be cleaned out C) Can view anytime w/ appt. ________

Dear Annie: I want to reply to “Twice Bitten,” who is being bitten by tiny bugs. I had the same problem. After several visits to the dermatologist and tests with no diagnosis, I tried lavender soap and lotion. Bugs do not like the smell of lavender. You also can sprinkle lavender flowers on your carpet and use lavender sachets in your hamper and in and around your bed. — Also Been Bitten Dear From: We heard from hundreds of readers on this subject. When we initially did our research, we found too many possibilities to print. So here are a few more: From Casper, Wyo: My friend had a similar experience after a cruise. It turned out she had contracted scabies, probably from an infected mattress. East Coast: As a pest control technician, I get many complaints like this. After a thorough in-

Annie’s Mailbox

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell anniesmailbox@comcast.net

spection and finding no visible pests, I suggest quite a few of the same options you did. But I have noticed that this often happens when the weather turns colder and our furnaces kick back on. It tends to dry out the skin, with the sensation of being bitten by bugs. A humidifier may do the trick. Louisville, Ky.: That poor woman who is plagued by bites has been bitten by “no-see-um” bugs. They are so named because they are too small to see with the na-

Mr. Magoo ages well NBC reaches back in television history to broadcast the 1962 animated holiday musical “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” (7 p.m. Saturday). A favorite for years, it fell into relative obscurity in recent decades, showing up sporadically on the Cartoon Network. NBC hasn’t aired “Magoo” in prime time since 1967. Arguably, one of the reasons this special disappeared is Magoo himself. There’s something a tad antique about the myopic character. Most of the cartoon’s jokes were at the expense of his visual handicap. And this special features a character even older than Magoo. Tiny Tim is “played” by the character Gerald McBoing Boing, a popular cartoon for the small United Productions of America animation studio dating back to 1950. ‘‘Magoo” is notable for being the very first Christmas program made especially for television. Its success paved the way for “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964) and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965). It’s also the only one with the heart and soul of a Broadway musical. The songs range from the celebratory (“The Lord’s Bright Blessing”) to the sad and poignant (“Alone in the World”). The music was by Jule Styne and the lyrics by Bob Merrill. Once finished with “Magoo,” they collaborated on a play called “Funny Girl,” a vehicle for Barbra Streisand’s exploding career. A recent survey of NPR listeners revealed that many still rank “Magoo” as one of their holiday favorites. Nostalgic viewers can celebrate NBC’s decision to dust off “Magoo.” Young viewers should enjoy this for the very first time.

Saturday holiday highlights

“Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (7 p.m., ABC).

“The Santa Clause 2” (7 p.m., ABC Family).

“A Chipmunk Christmas” (7:30 p.m., ABC).

“The Christmas Card” (7 p.m., Hallmark).

“A Boyfriend for Christmas” (7 p.m., Lifetime).

“On Strike for Christmas” (7 p.m., Lifetime Movie Network).

“The Real Story of Christmas” (8 p.m., H2).

“The Santa Clause 3” (9 p.m., ABC Family). Saturday’s other highlights

Photographers explore “The Great Barrier Reef” (6 p.m., Discovery), home to more than 1,500 species of fish.

On two episodes of “Cops” (Fox): backseat contraband (7 p.m.), a Christmas recap (7:30 p.m.).

BIRTHDAYS Actor Hector Elizondo is 76. ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 67. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 66. Rapper Luther Campbell is 52. Country singer-musician Chuck Mead is 52. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jordin Sparks is 23.

ked eye. I was bitten last summer and almost lost my mind until a friend told me to buy white vinegar and spray it on my sheets and pillows in the morning and leave them uncovered to dry. After several nights of this, the bites stopped. Ontario, Calif.: I had a similar problem, and it turned out to be rat mites. We got rid of the rats in our attic, but their tiny mites dropped down into the house. Our exterminator identified them when I put one under a microscope. Washington State: “Twice Bitten” should see a doctor and ask about the Norwegian scabies. Unlike regular scabies, they do not leave the telltale tracks and are harder to identify. Ventura, Calif.: One of the laundry detergent makers added a stainrelease chemical that has caused many of my friends to have the same

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Saturday, Dec. 22: This year you often will go to extremes. How you feel after the fact will cause you to employ some self-discipline. If you are single, your desirability speaks for itself. If you are attached, the two of you blend together well. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) Your wildest dreams could not predict the importance of being money savvy today. An unexpected expense heads in. Tonight: Getting into the spirit of the holiday. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Others associate you with stability. However, after basking in dreams of mistletoe and gratefulness, you suddenly could turn volatile. Tonight: Are we overindulging again? Gemini (May 21-June 20) You wake up and think it is a perfect day, but by noon, that thought will be moot. Many of you might sense a disappointment heading your way. Tonight: No overthinking things, please. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Only when you can distance yourself from a demanding friend will the good times begin. Whether it is baking cookies or out finishing last-minute details, you beam. Tonight: Let someone’s hostility be his or her problem — not yours. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You flourish in your private dream world, where you play out what could happen this Christmas. Necessity jolts you out of this reverie. Tonight: Music, Christmas gifts and sweet-smelling candles.

problem. Louisiana: Years ago, my husband returned from working in a remote area. That night, I was bitten by some type of bug. We searched the bed for hours. Nothing. This went on for weeks, but with only a slight redness, there was nothing to show a doctor. My husband started to believe I was imagining things. After a month of ridiculously intensive housecleaning, preventive bug spraying, bed checks and sleepless nights, I felt a bite and instinctively grabbed the culprit. It was dark brown and slightly larger than a pinhead. I took “the remains” to an entomologist. He studied it, said he’d never seen anything like it and asked if he could keep it. — Send questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You seem practical and together. You know exactly what to do, and when you should do it. Tonight: A must appearance. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your sensitivity emerges when dealing with a partner. While you might’ve thought you had everything handled, you’ll discover otherwise. Tonight: Finally, all is well. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could get into being the one who is centered, as everyone around you is stressed. You Scorpios can be tough, but you also can be very caring. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You seem determined to handle everything perfectly in the next few days. On another level, you feel inspired by a family member. Tonight: Play it low-key, if possible. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The kid in you emerges, which delights many people. Think positively about all the potential proposals you could make. Tonight: Don’t forget to pull the shades down. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could be overwhelmed by others’ requests, as they feel more like demands. Just when things get mellow, another task heads your way. Tonight: Meet friends at a favorite spot. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Know the impact of your words. Someone’s reaction to a comment, which wasn’t meant as a criticism, could light up the sky. Tonight: Invite friends over. — The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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6 Sighs of relief 7 “The Fresh

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UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

RHIGHT YOU ARE! By Burt Henson

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Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 22, 2012 ACROSS 1 Oft-heavenly scent 6 Beaded calculators 11 Blame 14 Oohed and ___ 15 Defender of Castle Grayskull 16 “Colorful” Vietnam seaport 17 Smallest U.S. state, in area 19 Ruckus 20 Trade-___ (some used cars) 21 Weeder’s tool 22 Wrestling success 23 Keep from overheating, as an engine 27 Some discriminators 29 Homer says it a lot 30 Big-horned butter 32 Car dealer’s personal car, often 33 Partook of 34 Saw socially 36 What certain jets avoid 39 Gangsters’ rods 41 Apply, as sunblock 43 Woman with the same two notes? 44 Compound found in perfume 46 Mexican currency

48 ___ code (number on a letter) 49 Suds in a mug 51 1/100 of a euro 52 180 from WSW 53 Got palsy-walsy 56 Type of swimmer’s kick 58 Vole kin 59 Decayfighting org. 60 Plumbing pipe with a right angle 61 None’s opposite 62 Imitation diamonds 68 Word suggesting a name change 69 28-Down’s book 70 What Met tickets might be for 71 Be on the side of caution? 72 Penned up, like pigs 73 Banister attachment DOWN 1 Bern river 2 “Sis-boombah!” alternative 3 Outburst of surprise 4 Ambulance worker 5 Tonsil’s neighbor 6 Sighs of relief 7 “The Fresh

Prince of ___-Air” Nursemaids, in India Used a birchbark craft Librarian, at times Says with great enthusiasm IRS ordeal Lowly laborers Line on a weather map “Time is money,” for one Itty bits “Gone With the Wind” character Slow down, as rainfall Muslim leader Three-masted sailing ship Amounts prescribed by doctors

8 9 10 11 12 13 18 23 24 25 26 28 31 35

37 Kind of acid found in protein 38 Redder, as a tomato 40 Appear 42 Present times 45 They may be snide 47 Blue-veined cheese 50 Like fiery pokers 53 Bird found in marshes 54 In better health 55 Milk and butter purveyor 57 Incline 63 Scottish turndown 64 Ultimate point 65 Unopened in the box 66 Old start for “now” or “long” 67 Erie Canal mule, of song

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

TTHIG LEBHOB RAWMYL Answer here: Yesterday’s

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Readers respond to family with bug problems

46 Mexican currency

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

” (Answers Monday) Jumbles: BRAWN HEDGE DISOWN RITUAL Answer: The fancy new pub really — RAISED THE BAR

BECKER ON BRIDGE

COMICS

. December 22, 2012 | Saturday,

NON SEQUITUR

HI AND LOIS

BEETLE BAILEY

GARFIELD

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

WILEY

PLUGGERS

GARY BROOKINS

GREG BROWNE/CHANCE WALKER

MORT, GREG & BRIAN WALKER

JIM DAVIS

STEPHAN PASTIS

FAMILY CIRCUS

PICKLES

BORN LOSER

PEANUTS

SHOE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

DOONESBURY

BIL KEANE

OFF THE MARK

MARK PARISI

BRIAN CRANE

CHIP SANSOM/ART SANSOM

CHARLES M. SCHULZ

JEFF MACNELLY

J.P. TOOMEY ZITS

BLONDIE

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD

DEAN YOUNG/JOHN MARSHALL

CHRIS BROWNE

GARRY TRUDEAU

MUTTS

BABY BLUES

GET FUZZY

JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN

PATRICK MCDONNELL

JERRY SCOTT/RICK KIRKMAN

DARBY CONLEY

Lawrence Journal-World 12-22-12

Published on Dec 21, 2012

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